List of autobiographies by Indians

List of books and autobiographies written by Indians

Author Title of book Year Remarks
Valmiki Ramayana 500 BCE to 100 BCE Sanskrit
Banarasidas Ardhakathānaka 1641 Braj Bhasha
Rassundari Devi Aamar Jiban 1876 Bengali
Bhagat Singh Why I Am An Atheist 1931
Narmad Mari Hakikat 1933 Gujarati
B. R. Ambedkar Waiting for a Visa 1935 The book is used as a textbook in Columbia University.[1]
Jawaharlal Nehru An Autobiography 1936
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi The Story of My Experiments with Truth 1940s
Paramahansa Yogananda Autobiography of a Yogi 1946
Rajendra Prasad, first president Atmakahktha 1946 Hindi
U. V. Swaminatha Iyer En Sarithiram 1950 Tamil
Nirad C. Chaudhuri The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian 1951
Prakash Tandon Punjabi Century 1857-1947 1963
Ravi Shankar My Music, My Life 1968
Kamala Surayya Ente Katha 1973 English version My Story
Anna Chandy, first female judge Atmakatha 1973 Malayalam
Swami Rama Living with the Himalayan Masters 1978
Manilal Dwivedi Atmavrittanta 1979 Published posthumously by Dhirubhai Thaker
Sita Ram Goel How I Became a Hindu 1982
Satyajit Ray, director Jakhan Choto Chilam 1982
Shantabai Kamble Majya Jalmachi Chittarkatha 1983 First autobiography of Dalit woman.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Wings of Fire 1999
Khushwant Singh Truth, Love & a Little Malice 2002
J. B. Kripalani My Times: An Autobiography 2004
Aribam Syam Sharma Living Shadows 2006
Phoolan Devi The Bandit Queen of India 2006
L. K. Advani My Country My Life 2008
V. R. Krishna Iyer Wandering in Many Worlds 2009
Abhinav Bindra A Shot at History 2011
I K Gujral Matters of Discretion 2011
Arjun Singh A Grain of Sand in the Hourglass of Time 2012 Hay House
Verghese Kurien The Man Who Made The Elephant Dance 2012 Audioautobiography - Om Audio Books
Mary Kom Unbreakable 2013
Milkha Singh The Race of My Life 2013
Kapil Dev Straight from the Heart 2013
Vijay Kumar Singh Courage and Conviction 2013
Yuvraj Singh The Test of My Life 2013
M. Karunanidhi Nejukku Needhi 2013 6 Volumes. 3926 Pages. Covering period from 1924 to 2006 [2]
K. Natwar Singh One Life Is Not Enough 2014
Sachin Tendulkar Playing It My Way 2014
Temsula Ao Once Upon a Life: Burnt Curry and Bloody Rags: A Memoir 2014
Sharad Pawar On my Terms: From the Grassroots to the Corridors of Power 2015
Sania Mirza Ace Against Odds 2016
Anil K. Rajvanshi A Life of an ordinary Indian - An exercise in self-importance 2016 [3][4]
Saurabh Duggal Akhada: The Authorized Biography of Mahavir Singh Phogat 2016 The biography of Mahavir Singh Phogat, popularized by the 2016 hit Hindi film Dangal
My many Trysts with God 2019 Autobiography - Adisakrit Publishing
Sonu Sood I Am No Messiah 2020
Ranjan Gogoi Justice for the Judge 2021
Dagdu Maruti Pawar Baluta 1978
Annabhau Sathe Fakira 1959 part myth, part autobiography
Baburao Bagul When I concealed my caste - (जेव्हा मी जात चोरली होती!) 1963
Namdeo Dhasal Golpitha 1978
Laxman Mane Upara 1980
Raja Dhale Dalit Pantherchi Sansthapana: Vastustithi Ani Viparyas 2002
Shankarrao Kharat Taral Antaral 1981
Urmila Pawar Aaydan (The Weave of My Life: A Dalit Woman's Memoirs) 2003
Babytai Kamble Jinne Amuche ('Our Lives') 1986
Narendra Jadhav Aamcha Baap Ani Amhi (Our Father And We) 1993
Shantabai Kamble Mazhya Jalmachi Chittarkatha (The Kaleidoscopic Story Of My Life) 1983

References

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  1. ^ "Waiting for a Visa, by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar".
  2. ^ "Nenjukku Neethi - 6 Volumes: Buy Nenjukku Neethi - 6 Volumes by Kalaignar M. Karunanithi at Low Price in India".
  3. ^ Google Books
  4. ^ Amazon Kindle Book