5 MUST READ GEMS OF AUTOBIOGRAPHIES TO ADD TOAST TO YOUR LIFE |
Posted: April 26, 2019 |
You want to add a flavour to your life – take books as life savers in every situation. Sleepless nights, lazy day or a long journey, a book can become your companion in every mood. And I could not agree more to the fact that there is nothing stronger than the power of words. But you know what it always takes a lot of time to decide which book to pick as there are thousands of options available. Particularly when it comes to reading the life stories of legends. So save your time as we present to you the list of five gems of Autobiographies that you must read-
Right from his unbeatable spirit to inspiring courage , from various controversies to his life Gandhi has always been an interesting, inspiring and impressive personality to read about.You would see in this book that he had his own flaws and how his determination, discipline, routine and improving on small things overcame his flaws. This book shows that “winners are not born, they are made!” The autobiography was written as weekly journal and then later compiled as a book which captures many unknown instances of Gandhi’s life. 2. R.K Narayan- The Guide
Yet another story set up in Malgudi by the eminent personality R.K Narayan around the fictional village , who won the SahityaAkademi Award for the book in 1960. This is a story of tour guide who transforms himself into a Spiritual Guru and then the greatest Holy man of India. This book was further adapted as a film starring the legendary actor DevAnand.
This book made Chaudhari one of India’s greatest writers. Published in 1951, the book describes the life of the writer from the time he was born in 1897 in Bangladesh to his youth in Calcutta. The book is considered as Nirad’s masterpiece, beautifully capturing every minute detail of his surroundings and of modern India. It has received global acclaim over a period of time. Winston Churchill considered it one of the best books he had ever read. In 1998, it was included as one of the few Indian contributions in The New Oxford Book of English Prose.
Take a deep breath and plunge into this O.P Singhania – An Autobiography. It is a take of grapple and achievements narrated by O.P Singhania-Best C.A in Chhatisgarh. The mesmerizing story of one man’s descent into personal toiling and then the quest for achieving opulence with a masterstroke in every episode of his life.One dark road in the middle of the night of a sleepy village “Lailunga” suddenly was spotted with light with a spark in the eyes of an 8-year young boy to “DREAM BIG?. Launched in 2019 , this book relates to the story of every common individual who has a DREAM to follow. Your take away from this book is just one thing – NEVER GIVE UP .
Newyork based writer, born in India and raised in Mumbai has penned down his experiences in Mumbai in this incredible book , published in 2004 and Pultizer Price finalist in 2005. This book is a mix of travel writing, journal , social-political analysis of wonders in Mumbai. The Economist named Maximum City as one of its books of the year for 2004. It was also shortlisted for the 2005 Samuel Johnson.
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