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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Merā jīvana saṅgharsha Merā jīvana saṅgharsha Sahajānanda Sarasvatī Swami Autobiography of an Indic freedom fighter and peasant leader. OL1062378W
Sheikh Mujib Sheikh Mujib S. A. Karim Biography of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, 1922-1975, former president and nationalist from Bangladesh; includes his political career, 1948-1975. OL12976487W
India Black and the Widow of Windsor India Black and the Widow of Windsor Carol K. Carr Spy for Queen Victoria, India Black, disguises herself as a servant to protect Her Highness from a possible assassination attempt by Scottish nationalists while spending the Christmas holidays in Bal… OL16495191W
The speckled people The speckled people Hugo Hamilton The memoir of Hugo Hamilton, which details his life as a young boy growing up in Dublin and his family's homesickness for a country they can call their own. OL16546039W
Irish lady Irish lady Jeanette Baker "A successful attorney in a posh London neighborhood, Meghann McCarthy thought she'd escaped the slums of Belfast forever. Until Michael Devlin needs her help. Years before, her love for the Irish ch… OL17651432W
Gandhi as disciple and mentor Gandhi as disciple and mentor Weber, Thomas Thomas Weber's book comprises a series of biographical reflections about people who influenced Gandhi, and those who were, in turn, influenced by him. While the previous literature has tended to focu… OL1775832W
India Black and the gentleman thief India Black and the gentleman thief Carol K. Carr "India Black's double life operating a high-class brothel and running high-stakes espionage for Her Majesty's government can take its toll. But there's no rest for the weary-particularly when an inte… OL20871820W
Soedirman Soedirman Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia Biography of General Soedirman, the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian Armed Forces and a national hero. OL22648567W
Svatantratā senānī granthamālā Svatantratā senānī granthamālā Phūlacanda Jaina On the Indian freedom struggle and political biography of freedom fighters and revolutionaries lodged in various jails; covers the period, 1912-1947. OL2315184W
Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi Doris Faber Traces the life of the statesman who played a crucial role in India's struggle for independence from Great Britain, with emphasis on the Mahatma's early years. OL2678965W
Burning for freedom Burning for freedom Anurupa Cinar "This is the story of one man's--Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's--sacrifice of his name, fame, comfort, and family life in the fifty years of his quest for the freedom of his beloved motherland, India. It… OL27690811W
My experiments with truth My experiments with truth Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi My Experiments With Truth -- the autobiography of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (or Mahatma Gandhi) covers his life from early childhood through to 1920, and is a popular and influential book. It was in… OL29308356W
Deśanāẏaka Subhashacandra Deśanāẏaka Subhashacandra Nemai Sadhan Bose On the life and activity of Subhas Chandra Bose, 1897-1945, Indian nationalist leader in the freedom struggle. OL330909W
An Indian pilgrim An Indian pilgrim Subhas Chandra Bose xvi, 280 p., [8] p. of plates : 22 cm OL341063W
Baba Kharak Singh and India's struggle for freedom Baba Kharak Singh and India's struggle for freedom Mohinder Singh Biography of Baba Kharak Singh, 1868-1963, activist in Indian freedom movement. OL3434370W