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Before marrying Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia stayed with Amitabh Bachchan's family: What her memoir reveals

Before marrying Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia stayed with Amitabh Bachchan's family: What her memoir reveals

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The release of Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s memoir Belonging: A Journey of Love on November 10, published by HarperCollins India in a 544‑page volume that chronicles her personal life and key political turning points, has provoked sharp political reactions. Leaders of the BJP and Shiv Sena have publicly criticised the book’s contents and questioned her account of several historical events, signalling a contentious response to the memoir’s narrative.

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In January 1968, when Sonia Gandhi arrived in India to be with Rajiv Gandhi, she was welcomed into the home of celebrated Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and his wife, Teji Bachchan. Staying with the Bachchan family before her marriage, Sonia found herself adjusting to a new country, unfamiliar…

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  5. Livemint Center-Right HT Media Ltd.

    Belonging: A Journey of Love | Why Sonia Gandhi held on to her Italian passport but visited her parents less often

    In her memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, Sonia Gandhi reflects on giving up her Italian citizenship and adopting India as her home. She says she formalised the decision as Rajiv Gandhi entered public life, describing the renunciation as an emotional farewell to a remaining part of her identity.

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  7. India TV Right Independent News Service Current article

    Before marrying Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia stayed with Amitabh Bachchan's family: What her memoir reveals

    In January 1968, when Sonia Gandhi arrived in India to be with Rajiv Gandhi, she was welcomed into the home of celebrated Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and his wife, Teji Bachchan. Staying with the Bachchan family before her marriage, Sonia found herself adjusting to a new country, unfamiliar…

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  13. Rising Kashmir Center Rising Kashmir

    "No woman politician has endured as much": Mehbooba Mufti calls Sonia Gandhi's memoir 'beautiful'; slams BJP over Nehru remarks

    Srinagar , November 10 : Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday praised Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi's memoir 'Belonging: A Journey of Love', saying that no woman politician had endured as much as she had, while also defending the legacy of former…

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  15. The Tribune Center The Tribune Trust

    ‘Never saw PMO files’: Sonia rejects ‘back-seat driver’ tag, reveals Pranab-Chidambaram rift

    Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi has rejected allegations that she controlled the Manmohan Singh government from behind the scenes, saying she never accessed official files from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), interfered in administrative matters or made key appointments…

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  25. The New Indian Express Center Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

    Sonia Gandhi’s 'Belonging' sparks a Congress race in Keralam to show who belongs more

    KOCHI: Sonia Gandhi’s memoir ‘Belonging: A Journey of Love’ has triggered an unusual literary awakening among Congress leaders in Keralam. From Chief Minister V D Satheesan to MP Shashi Tharoor, party heavyweights appear to be competing to demonstrate who holds the former Congress president closest…

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  31. Deccan Herald Center-Left The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.

    'Trying to deal with it fairly': Rajiv Gandhi's response to Sonia Gandhi's question on Shah Bano case

    New Delhi: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi questioned her husband and former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on the Shah Bano case, pointing out that newspapers were accusing him of sacrificing Muslim women's interests and asking him why he was letting this happen. Rajiv Gandhi replied that he was trying…

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