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A biography is a history of a person’s life. | A biography is a history of a person’s life. A biography may give you birth, marriage, and death information and the names of parents, spouse, children, or other family members. Use the information from a biography cautiously because there may be inaccuracies. | ||
Thousands of biographies have been gathered and published in collections of biographies, sometimes called biographical encyclopedias or dictionaries. Usually these include only biographies of prominent or well-known subjects. However, some collections of biographies are of specific groups such as painters, ministers, radicals, or architects. | Thousands of biographies have been gathered and published in collections of biographies, sometimes called biographical encyclopedias or dictionaries. Usually these include only biographies of prominent or well-known subjects. However, some collections of biographies are of specific groups such as painters, ministers, radicals, or architects. | ||
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*http://in.dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/People/Biographies/ | *http://in.dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/People/Biographies/ | ||
*http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/E/ExpatriatesBiographies/IndiaPakistanCeylon/en | *http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/E/ExpatriatesBiographies/IndiaPakistanCeylon/en | ||
*http://books.google.com/books?id=bHiBAAAAIAAJ&dq=india+genealogy&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=a4JNkTS4qe&sig=HWKzilEFpjn8gbtXVccqSoXNGYE | *http://books.google.com/books?id=bHiBAAAAIAAJ&dq=india+genealogy&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=a4JNkTS4qe&sig=HWKzilEFpjn8gbtXVccqSoXNGYE (Google Books entry for 'The Golden Book of India' biographical dictionary) | ||
[[Category:India]][[Category:Biography]] | [[Category:India]][[Category:Biography]] | ||
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