Indian biographies

The Akbarnama () is the official chronicle of the reign of Akbar, the third Mughal Emperor (), commissioned by Akbar himself and written by his court historian and biographer, Abul Fazl. It was written in Persian, which was the literary language of the Mughals, and includes vivid and detailed descriptions of his life and times. It followed the Baburnama, the more personal memoir by his grandfather, Babur, founder of the dynasty. It was produced in the form of lavishly illustrated manuscripts.

The Ashokavadana (; ; ) is an Indian Sanskrit-language text that describes the birth and reign of the third Mauryan Emperor Ashoka. It glorifies Ashoka as a Buddhist emperor whose only ambition was to spread Buddhism far and wide.

The Harshacharita (, ; English: The deeds of Harsha) is the biography of Indian emperor Harsha by Banabhatta, also known as Bana, who was a Sanskrit writer of seventh-century CE India. He was the court poet of Harsha. The Harshacharita was the first composition of Bana and is considered to be the beginning of writing of historical poetic works in the Sanskrit language.

ancient Jain text written by Bhadrabahu

essay by Christopher Hitchens

Sirat-un-Nabi () is a seven-volume Urdu biography of the Prophet Muhammad written by Shibli Nomani and completed by his student Sulaiman Nadvi. Considered Nomani's final and most important work, it presents the Prophet's life from a philosophical and analytical perspective, which led to some criticism from traditional scholars. Nomani began the project in 1903 and formally established an office in Lucknow in 1912 to complete it, with Nadvi assisting by collecting material from Arabic sources. Nomani finished only two volumes before his death in 1914, after which Nadvi published those and wrote

book by Mahendranath Gupta

2008 essay collection on Indian women scientists

book by Ramachandra Guha

Tazkirat-ul-Waqiat or Humayun Nama is a book written by Emperor Humayun's servant, Jawhar Aftabchi, in 995 AH / 1586 CE or 1587 CE, under the orders of Emperor Akbar. Jawhar Aftabchi served Humayun for many years, making this book a credible historical source about Humayun's life.

Book by Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi

Khutbat-e-Madras () is a collection of eight sermons on the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad by Syed Suleiman Nadvi, first published in 1936. Nadvi prepared the material for a non-Arab, non-Muslim audience. Syed gave these sermons in October and November 1925 at the request of Islami Taleemi Anjuman at Madras University.

Book by Muhammad Idris Kandhlawi

Book by Ashraf Ali Thanwi