List of autobiographies by Indians

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List of autobiographies written by Indians

AuthorTitle of bookYearRemarks
Banarasidas Ardhakathānaka1641Braj Bhasha
Rassundari Devi Aamar Jiban 1876Bengali
Bhagat Singh Why I Am An Atheist1931
Narmad Mari Hakikat 1933Gujarati
B. R. Ambedkar Waiting for a Visa 1935The 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 Yogi1946
Rajendra Prasad, first presidentAtmakahktha1946ENGLISH
U. V. Swaminatha Iyer En Sarithiram1950Tamil
Nirad C. Chaudhuri The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian 1951
Annabhau Sathe Fakira1959part myth, part autobiography
Baburao Bagul When I concealed my caste - (जेव्हा मी जात चोरली होती!)1963
Prakash Tandon Punjabi Century 1857-19471963
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar Shatruchya Shibiraat1965Originally written in Marathi, and later translated to English.

Translated version in English is titled "Inside the Enemy Camp".

Ravi Shankar My Music, My Life1968
Kamala Surayya Ente Katha 1973English version My Story
Anna Chandy, first female judgeAtmakatha1973Malayalam
Sunil Gavaskar Sunny Days: Sunil Gavaskar's Own Story1976
Amrita Pritam The Revenue Stamp1977
Swami Rama Living with the Himalayan Masters1978
Dagdu Maruti Pawar Baluta 1978
Namdeo Dhasal Golpitha1978
Manilal Dwivedi Atmavrittanta 1979Published posthumously by Dhirubhai Thaker
Laxman Mane Upara 1980
Shankarrao Kharat Taral Antaral1981
Sita Ram Goel How I Became a Hindu 1982
Satyajit Ray, director Jakhan Choto Chilam 1982
Shantabai Kamble Majya Jalmachi Chittarkatha 1983First autobiography of Dalit woman.
Shantabai Kamble Mazhya Jalmachi Chittarkatha (The Kaleidoscopic Story Of My Life) 1983
Babytai Kamble Jinne Amuche ('Our Lives')1986
Narendra Jadhav Aamcha Baap Ani Amhi (Our Father And We)1993
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Wings of Fire 1999
Raja Dhale Dalit Pantherchi Sansthapana: Vastustithi Ani Viparyas2002
Urmila Pawar Aaydan (The Weave of My Life: A Dalit Woman's Memoirs)2003
Khushwant Singh Truth, Love & a Little Malice 2002
J. B. Kripalani My Times: An Autobiography2004
Aribam Syam Sharma Living Shadows 2006
Phoolan Devi The Bandit Queen of India2006
Nalini JameelaThe Autobiography Of A Sex Worker2007
L. K. Advani My Country My Life 2008
V. R. Krishna Iyer Wandering in Many Worlds2009
Abhinav Bindra A Shot at History 2011
I K Gujral Matters of Discretion 2011
Arjun Singh A Grain of Sand in the Hourglass of Time2012Hay House
Verghese Kurien The Man Who Made The Elephant Dance2012Audioautobiography - Om Audio Books
Mary Kom Unbreakable2013
Milkha Singh The Race of My Life 2013
Kapil Dev Straight from the Heart2013
Prabha KhaitanA Life Apart2013
Vijay Kumar Singh Courage and Conviction 2013
Yuvraj Singh The Test of My Life 2013
M. Karunanidhi Nejukku Needhi20136 Volumes. 3926 Pages. Covering period from 1924 to 2006
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 Power2015
Sania Mirza Ace Against Odds 2016
Anil K. Rajvanshi A Life of an ordinary Indian - An exercise in self-importance2016
Sonu Sood I Am No Messiah 2020
Ranjan Gogoi Justice for the Judge 2021
Arundhati Roy Mother Mary Comes To Me2025
Vir Das The Outsider: A Memoir for Misfits2025

References

  1. "Waiting for a Visa, by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar".