Biography books from India
Recommended biography books (5)
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If you are into biography here are some biography books from India for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Joseph Anton : A Memoir by Salman Rushdie EN
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The extraordinary story of how a writer was forced underground, moving from house to house, with the constant presence of an armed police protection team. The story of one of the crucial battles, in our time, for freedom of speech.
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Man-Eaters of Kumaon by Jim Corbett EN
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for b... continue
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Reflections of an Extraordinary Era by Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee EN
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An inspirational and vivid behind-the-scenes biography of the Gandhi family and the tumult of India's independence by Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi. The granddaughter of both Gandhiji and Rajaji, Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee's childhood was peopled by freedom fighters and leaders who laid the foundation for an independent India. She is seventy-eight now, but there was a time when, as a sprightly little girl growing up in Delhi in the 1940s, Tara bore witness to World War II, the tumultuous run-up to India's freedom, its tragic partition and Gandhi's assassination in 1... continue
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Revolution in World Missions : One Man's Journey to Change a Generation by K. P. Yohannan EN
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Step into the story of missionary statesman K.P. Yohannan and experience the world through his eyes. You will hang on every word - from the villages of India to the shores of Europe and North America. Watch out: His passion is contagious!
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Sorrows of the Moon : In Search of London by Iqbal Ahmed, Professor of Psychiatry Iqbal Ahmed EN
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Ahmed's first book is a moving portrait of a forgotten city. Arriving in London in 1994, he tried to find a place to callhome. On his odyssey he encountered a number of fellow immigrants - the Indian woman who works in the post office, an African hotel doorman, the Egyptian newspaper stallholder in Charing Cross Road. In each encounter he reveals a haunting portrait of London. Sorrow of the Moon is destined to become one of the classics of London literature