Indian autobiographers

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule, and to later inspire movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahātmā, first applied to him in 1914 in South Africa, is now used throughout the world.

President of India from 2012 to 2017

Indian cricketer

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

Indian nationalist leader (1897-1945)

President of India from 1987 to 1992

Punjabi poet (1919–2005)

Indian social reformer (1824-1883)

Indian field hockey player (1905–1979)

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

Hindu spiritual teacher (1887–1963)

Deputy Prime Minister of India (2002-2004)

Indian film director (1923–2018)

Indian sport shooter

Indian politician and retired army officer (1938–2020)

Indian ornithologist (1896-1987)

Indian philosopher (1817–1905)

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

Tamil poet, social reformer, fighter for Indian freedom & women's rights

Indian film and stage actor (1913-1973)

Indian scholar and author (1893 – 1963)

Indian politician

Indian actress

Indian writer (1898–1971)

Indian poet and novelist (1940–2021)

Indian activist

Indian actress (1905–1991)

Indian physician and legislator

Assamese-language Indian poet

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

Indian writer

Indian singer (1910–1992)

Indian writer, playwright, and actor (1915-2003)

Indian actress

Assamese writer (1868–1938)

Indian Kathak dancer

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

Indian activist (1912-2006)

Indian classical dancer and choreographer (1928-2014)

Chandrika Balan (born 17 January 1954) is an Indian writer who has published books in English and Malayalam, under the pen name Chandramathi. She is a writer of fiction, translator, and critic in English and Malayalam. Chandramathi has published four books in English and 20 in Malayalam, including 12 collections of short stories, an anthology of medieval Malayalam poetry, two collections of essays, two memoirs, and five books translated from English. The Malayalam film Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela was based on her book.

Indian activist (1893–1973)

Indian politician (1892-1963)

Indian writer (1898-1969)

Indian educationalist and social reformer

Indian jurist and economist (1920-2002)

Indian Gujarati-language writer and philosopher (1858–1898)

Indian painter (1928-2013)

Narmadashankar Lalshankar Dave (24 August 1833 – 26 February 1886), popularly known as Narmad, was an Indian Gujarati-language poet, playwright, essayist, orator, lexicographer and reformer under the British Raj. He is considered to be the founder of modern Gujarati literature. After studying in Bombay, he stopped serving as a teacher to live by writing. During his prolific career, he introduced many literary forms in Gujarati. He faced economic struggles but proved himself as a dedicated reformer, speaking loudly against religious and social orthodoxy. His essays, poems, plays and prose were

Indian freedom-fighter, social activist and politician

Bengali writer

Indian politician

Muktananda (16 May 1908 – 2 October 1982), born Krishna Rai, was a yoga guru and the founder of Siddha Yoga. He was a disciple of Bhagavan Nityananda. He wrote books on the subjects of Kundalini Shakti, Vedanta, and Kashmir Shaivism, including a spiritual autobiography entitled The Play of Consciousness. In honorific style, he is often referred to as Swami Muktananda, or Baba Muktananda, or in a familiar way just Baba.

Marathi poet and writer (1868–1936)

Indian film and television actor

Indian writer (1906-1995)

Indian politician (1918-2004)

Indian writer

Indian writer

Indian politician (1921–2011)

Indian actor (1940-2011)