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Thursday, September 4, 2025
TopicAutobiography

Topic: Autobiography

New book compiles autobiographical tales of life and career choices

Published by Westland Books, The Lion, the Admiral and a Cat Called B. Uma Vijaylakshmi will be released on 9 October on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online platform for launching non-fiction books.

‘Hard-working, simple, down to earth’ — what Pawar wrote about Adani in 2015 autobiography

Sharad Pawar broke ranks with Opposition parties on Adani Group issue, but NCP chief's ties with Gautam Adani date back to nearly two decades.

Sonia wanted Himanta to become Assam CM after 2014 rebellion, but Rahul said ‘let him go’: Azad

In 'Azaad — An Autobiography', Ghulam Nabi Azad seeks to explain where Congress decimation in the northeast — and BJP's domination — began.

How a photograph of a decked-up Parsi woman found its way to the Pope’s palace

Dosebai Cowasjee Jessawalla was one of the first women in India to receive a British education. She recounts her travels and adventures in ‘Story of My Life’

New book showcases thought-provoking story of entrepreneur Manu Patolia’s success

Published by Bloomsbury India, 'From the Village to the World: A Long Journey to Success' by Manu Patolia will be released on 24 March on ThePrint’s Softcover.

‘History must be made for it to be written’: What Lt Gen Dhillon told Shah about Article 370 move

In his autobiography, Kitne Ghazi Aaye Kitne Ghazi Gaye, K.J.S. Dhillon writes about the home minister's June 2019 visit, to take care of arrangements before abrogation of Article 370.

From cotton trader’s dream to empire, new book chronicles the rise of Ambuja Cement

Published by HarperCollins India, ‘The Ambuja Story’ by Narotam Sekhsaria will be released on 29 January on SoftCover, ThePrint’s venture to launch select non-fiction books.

In JP’s latest biography, a key question is missing—did he mainstream Jana Sangh?

At a discussion on a recently launched biography of Jayaprakash Narayan, panelists were of the view that the iconic leader’s dream of revolution remains alive.

Kausalya Baisantri, an early Dalit woman autobiographer, fought a ‘double curse’

Kausalya Baisantri was an educator and activist who reached the voice of Dalit women to then Indian President Giani Zail Singh.

New Dalit women autobiographies are opening up private, intimate spaces, rewriting history

From Yashica Dutt to Sumitra Mehrol, autobiographies & memoirs by Dalit-Bahujan women have a unique position in centering their experiences.

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.