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Indian biographies
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The list Indian biographies includes
Baiza Bai, Ajay Desai, Nehru: A Contemporary's Estimate, The Polyester Prince and Veerapandiya Kattabomman (book).
The list consists of 109 members
and 1 sublist.
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Rekha: The Untold Story
2016 Indian biographical book by Yasser Usman
Overview: Rekha: The Untold Story is a 2016 Indian biographical book by Yasser Usman, detailing the life of Indian film actress Rekha. The book chronicles her birth to South Indian actors Gemini Ganesan and Pus ...
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Overview: The Basava Purana is a 13th-century Telugu epic poem. It was written by Palkuriki Somanatha. It is a sacred text of Lingayat. The epic poem narrates the life story of philosopher and social reformer Basava ...Occupation: Philosopher 0
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The Monk Who Became Chief Minister
2017 book by Yogi Adityanath
Overview: The Monk Who Became Chief Minister : The Definitive Biography Of Yogi Adityanath is a biography of Yogi Adityanath, the 22nd Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. It is written by Shantanu Gupta, an Indian ... 0
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Lilavati's Daughters
2008 essay collection on Indian women scientistsOverview: Lilavati's Daughters is a collection of nearly one hundred biographical essays on women scientists of India. Published by the Indian Academy of Sciences (Bangalore) in 2008, the book was edited by Rohini ... 0
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The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice
1995 book by Christopher Hitchens
Overview: The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice is a book by the journalist and polemicist Christopher Hitchens published in 1995. It is a critique of the work and philosophy of Mother Teresa ... 0
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Aap Beati (Kandhlawi)
1970 autobiography by Zakariyya Kandhlawi
Overview: Aap Beati (Urdu: آپ بیتی) is a seven-volume autobiographical work authored by Zakariyya Kandhlawi, first published in 1970. This book presents a historical account of Kandhlawi's formative years, early ... 0
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Nashr al-Tib fi Zikr al-Nabi al-Habib
Book by Ashraf Ali Thanwi
Overview: Nashr al-Tib fi Zikr al-Nabi al-Habib (Urdu: نشر الطيب فى ذكر النبى الحبيب) is a biography of Muhammad written by Ashraf Ali Thanwi during 1911–1912, amidst a pandemic outbreak in India. The book consists ... 0
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The Life and Times of George Fernandes
Indian biographical book
Overview: The life and times of George Fernandes is a biographical book about George Fernandes which is written by Rahul Ramagundam. The book is published by Penguin Random House India. The First Post wrote, "Rahul ... 0
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Suraj Prakash
19th-century hagiography of 10 Sikh gurus
Overview: Suraj Prakash (Gurmukhi: ਸੂਰਜ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼), also called Gurpartāp Sūraj Granth (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਤਾਪ ਸੂਰਜ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ lit. "The Sun-like Illumination of the Guru's Glory"), is a popular and monumental hagiographic ... 0
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Overview: Life and mission of Maulana Mohammad Ilyas (Urdu: حضرت مولانا محمد الیاسؒ اور ان کی دینی دعوت, Mawlana Ilyas Aur Unki Deeni Dawat) is a biography of Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi who was the founder of the ... 0
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Gandhi: The Years That Changed the World
2018 book by Ramachandra Guha
Overview: Gandhi: The Years That Changed the World, 1914–1948 is a non-fiction book by Indian historian Ramachandra Guha (born 1958), published by Penguin Random House in September 2018. One of the most extensive ... 0
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Madhubala: Her Life, Her Films
1997 book by Khatija Akbar
Overview: Madhubala: Her Life, Her Films is a 1997 biographical book written by Khatija Akbar, chronicling the life and career of the Indian actress Madhubala. It describes her 1933 birth in Delhi, her 22-year-long ... 0
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Yours Guru Dutt
book by Nasreen Munni Kabir
Overview: Yours Guru Dutt is a 2006 book by the British author and television documentary producer Nasreen Munni Kabir, containing a total of 37 handwritten letters in both English and Hindi by the Indian actor ... 0
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Meena Kumari (book)
biography by Vinod Mehta
Overview: Meena Kumari is a biography by Vinod Mehta about the Indian actress of the same name. It details her birth in 1933 in Bombay (present-day Mumbai), her 33-year-long acting career, her marriage to Kamal ... 0
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Conversations with Waheeda Rehman
biography by Nasreen Munni Kabir
Overview: Conversations with Waheeda Rehman is a biography by the producer of television documentaries and author Nasreen Munni Kabir, documenting Kabir's extensive conversations with the actress Waheeda Rehman ... 0
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Ten Years with Guru Dutt
biography by Sathya Saran
Overview: Ten Years with Guru Dutt is a biography of Indian filmmaker Guru Dutt that was written by journalist Sathya Saran. It is based on Saran's conversations with the screenwriter Abrar Alvi about Dutt and Alvi's ... 0
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Hema Malini: The Authorized Biography
biography by Bhawana Somaaya
Overview: Hema Malini: The Authorized Biography is a 2007 Indian biographical book written by the film journalist and author Bhawana Somaaya, chronicling the life and career of the Indian actress Hema Malini. It ... 0
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Still Reading Khan
2006 biographical book by Mushtaq Shiekh
Overview: Still Reading Khan is a 2006 biographical book that was written by the Indian author and journalist Mushtaq Shiekh, chronicling the life of the actor Shah Rukh Khan. The book describes his birth in 1965 ... 0
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Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema
book about the history of Hindi film industry
Overview: The Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema is a 2003 film encyclopedia and criticism book that was edited by Gulzar, Saibal Chatterjee, and Govind Nihalani, detailing the history of Bollywood from silent era to ... 0
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Yadgar-e-Ghalib
1897 book by Altaf Hussain HaliOverview: Yadgar-e-Ghalib (English: In Memory of Ghalib), also spelled Yadgare Ghalib or Yadgar-i-Ghalib, is an 1897 biography of Urdu poet Ghalib, written by his fellow writer and disciple Altaf Hussain Hali ( ... 0
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