Biography

World Biographical Information System includes full text of thousands of biographical dictionaries accessible by name of biographee. Online full text. You can limit the search to the Indian Biographical Archive.

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography is the standard British source for biographies of major figures. Can do searches of occupations and limit by date: Advanced Search Options: People Search.

South Asia biographical dictionary index, by Henry Scholberg. Zug, Switzerland: IDC, 1987.
Widener: RR 1646.10 Library has: 2 v.
--Indexes about 43,000 persons in about 100 biographical series and dictionaries. Names only partially standardized, so one must look under all possible forms.

The biographical dictionary of greater India. New Delhi: Promilla & Co., 1998.
Widener: WID-LC DS434.B56 1998

Dictionary of Indian biography, edited by IBC Research Wing. Varanasi : Indian Bibliographic Centre, 2000. xxvii, 477 p. ;
Widener | RR 3925.32
--Includes about 1000 deceased persons from the last 150 years. About half are political leaders. Scholars are well-represented; other occupations receive less coverage.

Muslims in India: a biographical dictionary, ed. by Naresh Kumar Jain. New Delhi: Manohar, 1979-1983. 2 v.
HOLLIS Record

Who was who in British India, by John F Riddick . Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1998.
LOCATION: Widener: WID-LC CT1503.R53 1998
--Covers about 3500 non-Indians, largely British, concerned with India from late 16th century to 1947. Entries list the biographee’s books. Terminal bibliography of collective biographical works. Index by occupation. Indexed in Biography and genealogy master index.

Women in Indian history : a biographical dictionary / T. P. Saxena. New Delhi : Kalyani Publishers, c1979. 114 p.
Widener | WID-LC | CT3720 .S28

Dictionary of national biography. Edited by S. P. Sen. Calcutta, Institute of Historical Studies, 1972-74. 4 v.
Widener | Ind 2200.89

Personalities, Sri Lanka: a biographical study (15th-20th century), 1490-1990 A.D., A-Z, by K.D.G. Wimalaratne. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Ceylon Business Appliances Ltd., 1994, xxxix, 149 p.
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Contemporary

Biographical encyclopedia of Pakistan. [Lahore], Biographical Research Institute.
Widener | RR 1647.30 Latest
Widener | WID-LC | DS381 .B5 Earlier
--Current ed. (2000/2001) has over 900 entries, most with photographs. Arranged by occupation, with terminal alphabetical list. Earlier eds.: 1955/56, 1960/62, 1965/66, 1969/70, 1971/72, 1984/85, 1992/93, 1996/97.

India who's who. New Delhi : INFA Publications, 1969-2006 eds. 1-29
Widener | RR 1646.15 Latest Widener | Ind 2200.29 Earlier
--About 5000 entries (2006 ed.) arranged by governmental division or profession. Terminal name index.
--For earlier coverage 1914-1984 The Indian year book & who’s who (1914-1947) continued by Indian and Pakistan yearbook and who’s who (1948-1953).

Who's who in India (New Delhi, India) Who's who in India. New Delhi, Guide Publications. 1967. ports.
Widener | Ind 2200.16