The Discovery of India is the result of Jawaharlal Nehru’s three years of solitude during his imprisonment and his love for the written word and Indian history.
The book started from ancient history, Nehru wrote at length of Vedas, Upanishads, and textbooks on ancient times and ends during the British raj. The book is a broad view of Indian history, culture, and philosophy, the same can also be seen in the television series.