[1][2] Written when he was around 50, it records his life from his birth in 1897 in Kishoreganj, a small town in present-day Bangladesh.

The book relates his mental and intellectual development, his life and growth in Calcutta, his observations of vanishing landmarks, the changing Indian situation and the imminent exit of the British from India.

The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian is divided into four books, each of which consists of a preface and four chapters.

Winston Churchill thought it one of the best books he had ever read, according to his daughter, Mary Soames.

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