Belonging - A Journey Of Love: Sonia Gandhi's Memoir Out On November 10
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi is set to release her memoir, 'Belonging: A Journey of Love', on November 10. The book covers her life from her upbringing in Italy to her experiences within India's prominent political dynasty.
Why it matters
As a central figure in Indian politics for decades, Gandhi's personal account offers a rare, firsthand perspective on major historical events and the internal dynamics of the Nehru-Gandhi family.
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's memoir will be published this autumn. The book will offer a personal account of her journey from a small town in Italy to one of the central pieces of contemporary Indian politics, and of the love, bereavement and political duty that shaped her life.Publisher Alfred A Knopf announced on Tuesday that Sonia Gandhi's memoir, 'Belonging: A Journey of Love', will be published on November 10.The book will explore her marriage into the Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty, the assassinations of her mother-in-law Indira Gandhi and husband Rajiv Gandhi, her entry into politics and her years at the head of the Congress. Sonia Gandhi, 79, says the memoir is an attempt to look beyond the public mythology surrounding one of India's most prominent political families and towards the people behind it."Much has been written about my family, but few narratives were able to reach into the truth of their motivations,…
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