Autobiographies and memoirs

Binapani Mohanty

1936–2022writer

R. K. Narayan

1906–2001English-language writer (1906–2001)

Narasimha Chintaman Kelkar

1872–1947Writer Novelist, historian, philosophical and political person

Amrita Pritam

1919–2005novelist, poet, and essayist (in Hindi and Punjabi languages) (1919–2005)

Rahul Sankrityayan

1893–1963Buddhist scholar, polyglot and travel writer (1893–1963); 'Father of Hindi travel literature'

Ajit Cour

b. 1934writer

Padma Sachdev

1940–2021poet and novelist (1940–2021)

Kartar Singh Duggal

1917–2012writer

Basant Kumar Satpathy

1913–1994academic and Odia-language writer

Chintamani Tryambak Khanolkar

1930–1976writer

Cherukat

1914–1976writer and activist

Godabarish Mishra

1886–1956writer (1886–1956)

Godavari Parulekar

1907–1996independence activist, writer, and social activist

Jayant Narlikar

1938–2025astrophysicist and writer (1938–2025)

Kalicharan Pattnaik

1897–1978self resurch

Nalini Bala Devi

1898–1977Assamese-language Indian poet

Nilakantha Das

1884–1967activist (1884–1967)

Verrier Elwin

1902–1964British anthropologist (1902-1964)

Bhai Randhir Singh

1878–1961Sikh leader and Punjabi author (1878–1961)

Atal Bihari Panda

1931–2021actor from Odisha

Bangalore Gundappa Lakshminarayana Swamy

1918–1980writer

Jawaharlal Nehru

1889–1964Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964

Nirad C. Chaudhuri

1897–1999Bengali−English writer and man of letters (1897–1999)

Parvez Sharma

b. 1973film director and journalist

Sita Ram Goel

1921–2003activist, writer and publisher (1921–2003)

Chandravadan Mehta

1901–1992Gujarati playwright, critic, self-writer, poet and travel writer

Prabir Ghosh

1945–2023writer & rationalist

B. Kalyani Amma

1883–1959writer

Basharat Peer

b. 1977Kashmir born American journalist, commentator and author

Chandrakant Bakshi

1932–2006author of Gujarati language (1932–2006)

Dhirubhai Thaker

1918–2014Gujarati language author (1918-2014)

Mahatma Gandhi

1869–1948independence activist (1869–1948)

Mandali Buddha Prasad

b. 1956politician

Paramahansa Yogananda

1893–1952Yogi, Kriya Yoga guru and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship (1893-1952)

Sharda Mehta

1882–1970Gujarati writer, social worker and educationist (1882-1970)

Sripada Subrahmanya Sastry

1891–1961Telugu-language writer (1891–1961)

Turlapaty Kutumba Rao

1933–2021writer

Varun Agarwal

b. 1986film maker

Abhinav Bindra

b. 1982sport shooter

Anil K. Rajvanshi

b. 1950academic

Aribam Syam Sharma

b. 1936Film director, Composer

Ashok Chopra

b. 1949journalist and autobiographer

Asim Basu

1935–2017actor and artist (1935-2017)

Barindra Kumar Ghosh

1880–1959revolutionary and journalist

Basant Kumar Birla

1921–2019businessman from India

Biswabhusan Harichandan

b. 1934politician (born 1934)

Durga Khote

1905–1991actress (1905–1991)

E. K. Nayanar

1918–2004politician (1918-2004)

Ganeshprasad Varni

1874–1961Jain religious scholar

Ganpatrao Bodas

1880–1965actor (1880–1965)

Gopi Krishna

1903–1984yogi and writer (1903–1984)

Indulal Yagnik

1892–1972independence activist who led Mahaguarat Movement (1892-1972)

Kailashpati Mishra

1923–2012politician (1923-2012)

Kallen Pokkudan

1937–2015environmentalist

Khwaja Ahmad Abbas

1914–1987film director, screenwriter, novelist, and journalist (1914–1987)

Krishna Hutheesing

1907–1967writer

L. K. Advani

b. 1927Deputy Prime Minister of India (2002-2004)

M.C. Setalvad

1884–1974lawyer and politician

Major Dhyan Chand Singh

1905–1979field hockey player (1905–1979)

Mallikarjun Mansur

1910–1992singer (1910–1992)

Manna Dey

1919–2013playback singer, music director, musician and vocalist (1919–2013)

Maya Rao

1928–2014classical dancer and choreographer (1928-2014)

Mrinal Sen

1923–2018film director (1923–2018)

Muthulakshmi Reddy

1886–1968physician, surgeon, women’s rights activist, social reformer and legislator (1886–1968)

Nanabhoy Palkhivala

1920–2002jurist and economist (1920-2002)

Nanji Kalidas Mehta

1887–1969industrialist

Narayan Govind Chapekar

1869–1968Marathi writer, judge and literary critic from India (1869–1968)

Osho

1931–1990guru and leader of the Rajneesh movement (1931–1990)

P. K. R. Warrier

1921–2011surgeon

Parvatibai Athavale

1870–1955social reformer

Ponaka Kanakamma

1892–1963politician (1892-1963)

Pralhad Keshav Atre

1898–1969writer (1898-1969)

Prana Krushna Parija

1891–1978scientist (1891-1978)

Pranab Mukherjee

1935–2020President of India from 2012 to 2017

R. Venkataraman

1910–2009President of India from 1987 to 1992

Ram Gopal

1912–2003dancer and choreographer (1912–2003)

Saeeda Faiz

1925–2010educationalist and social reformer

Sahajanand Saraswati

1889–1950academic

Salim Ali

1896–1987ornithologist (1896-1987)

Shanu Lahiri

1928–2013painter (1928-2013)

Sivananda Saraswati

1887–1963Hindu spiritual teacher (1887–1963)

Sri M

b. 1949Spiritual guide, social reformer, educationist, author and speaker

Sripada Krishnamurty Sastry

1866–1960poet (1866–1960)

Swami Muktananda

1908–1982Hindu guru (1908–1982)

T. K. Shanmugam

1912–1973Tamil theatre and film artist

Tapan Raychaudhuri

1926–2014historian

Tenzing Norgay

1914–1986Nepalese Indian Sherpa mountaineer (1914-1986)

V. R. Krishna Iyer

1914–2014judge (1915–2014)

Vaikom Chandrasekharan Nair

1920–2005writer

Vasant Sathe

1925–2011politician (1925–2011)