In Sonia Gandhi's 'Belonging', The Delhi Of 'Chashme Buddoor': How A Lost City Is A Character In Both

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1. The Assam Tribune Assam Tribune Group 11 Nov 2026, 13:44 IST

   Kangana questions Sonia Gandhi’s 15-year wait for Indian citizenship

   Mumbai, Nov 11 : Actress and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut questioned the timing of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi acquiring Indian citizenship, pointing to her marriage to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1968 and her decision to become an Indian citizen in 1983. In a post on Instagram, Kangana linked…

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3. TFI Post TFI Post 11 Nov 2026, 14:14 IST

   Sonia Gandhi’s memoir blames General Vaidya for the 1984 Army delay

   Sonia Gandhi’s memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, has reopened the question of why the Army was not used to stop the killings of Sikhs in Delhi in November 1984. She writes that Army chief General A.S. Vaidya received orders on the night of Indira Gandhi’s assassination. The family later heard…

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5. The Hans India 12 Nov 2026, 01:42 IST

   Sonia's memoir overlooks Telangana statehood struggle: Vinod Kumar

   As the then Congress President and UPA Chairperson, she recognised the deep-rooted public sentiment and the strength of a prolonged people’s movement, marked by years of protests, strikes and immense sacrifices.

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7. The Indian Express Indian Express Group 12 Nov 2026, 05:48 IST

   Telangana missing from Sonia Gandhi’s memoir, BRS leader asks why

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9. Business Standard Business Standard Ltd. 12 Nov 2026, 11:23 IST

   Sonia Gandhi married into a political dynasty, then lived through tragedy

   In a memoir and interview, the Italian-born woman who married into the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty recalls political battles and the killings of family members

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11. Orissa Post Eastern Media Ltd (Sambad Group) 12 Nov 2026, 12:13 IST

    Kangana Ranaut calls Sonia Gandhi’s biography a ‘self-goal’, takes dig at Rahul

    Mumbai: Actress and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut took a dig at Sonia Gandhi over her biography, questioning several aspects of her account of events surrounding the Gandhi family. Calling the biography a “self-goal”, Kangana also took a swipe at Rahul Gandhi, saying he had inherited his “self-goal talent…

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13. The Tribune The Tribune Trust 12 Nov 2026, 12:34 IST

    Sonia Gandhi’s memoir under fire over factual errors, historical inaccuracies

    From getting the year of Ahmed Patel’s death wrong to confusing the Kargil War timeline, Sonia Gandhi’s much-awaited memoir, ‘Belonging: A Journey of Love’, has landed in controversy over a series of factual inaccuracies, raising questions about the editorial scrutiny of a book documenting some of…

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15. DT Next Daily Thanthi Group 12 Nov 2026, 13:23 IST

    BJP, RSS told 'lies' about Sonia Gandhi all her life; now she is telling the truth: Priyanka

    WAYANAD: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday claimed that the BJP and RSS had spread falsehoods about her mother, former AICC chief Sonia Gandhi, for most of her life in the country and were now calling her statements made in a book false when she was speaking the truth. She was referring…

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17. The Economic Times Bennett, Coleman & Co. 12 Nov 2026, 13:34 IST

    BJP, RSS told 'lies' about Sonia Gandhi all her life; now she is telling the truth: Priyanka

    Priyanka Gandhi Vadra responded to BJP's criticism of her mother Sonia Gandhi's memoir, calling the accusations false. She emphasized that for years, the BJP and RSS spread lies about her mother without accountability. Vadra mentioned that Sonia Gandhi has the right to share her story and…

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19. The New Indian Express Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd. 12 Nov 2026, 13:34 IST

    'She has a right to tell her story': Priyanka defends Sonia's memoir amid BJP criticism

    Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday accused the BJP and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of spreading falsehoods about her mother, former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, for most of her adult life in India, saying they were now dismissing her account in her recently released memoir…

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21. The Shillong Times The Shillong Times 12 Nov 2026, 13:51 IST

    In her memoir, Sonia Gandhi recalls palmist’s prediction that Rajiv, not Sanjay, would be PM

    New Delhi, Nov 12: A strange encounter with a palmist at the Gandhi family’s erstwhile residence in Delhi decades ago, which initially appeared amusing, later acquired an unsettling significance in the wake of a series of political tragedies. The incident, recalled by Congress Parliamentary Party…

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23. Mathrubhumi English Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co. 12 Nov 2026, 13:57 IST

    BJP, RSS told 'lies' about Sonia Gandhi all her life; now she is telling the truth: Priyanka

    Priyanka Gandhi said the BJP and RSS told lies about Sonia Gandhi for decades and are reacting as she is now telling the truth in her memoir.

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25. The National Herald The Associated Journals Ltd. 12 Nov 2026, 15:00 IST

    Sonia Gandhi is telling her truth after years of BJP, RSS lies, says Priyanka

    Priyanka Gandhi defends Sonia Gandhi’s right to tell her story through her memoir, accusing the BJP and RSS of spreading lies about her for decades.

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27. Hindustan Times HT Media 12 Nov 2026, 15:04 IST

    'She has right to tell her story': Priyanka hits back at BJP over mother Sonia Gandhi's memoir

    The memoir, which recounts Sonia’s childhood in post-war Italy, meeting Rajiv Gandhi at Cambridge, her life in India and more, went on sale on Tuesday.

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29. The Avenue Mail The Avenue Mail 12 Nov 2026, 16:33 IST

    Christmas in Tihar Jail: Sonia Gandhi’s untold Memoir

    On Christmas Day 1978, Sonia Gandhi delivered lunch to Indira Gandhi at Tihar Jail. She also brought meals for three female guards and a young foreign inmate. Sonia Gandhi recounts these daily prison visits in her new memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love. Her mother-in-law requested extra food for…

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31. The Pioneer The Pioneer 12 Nov 2026, 16:36 IST

    Sonia Gandhi's memoir burned at Rakab Ganj Gurdwara

    New Delhi: Families of victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, along with members of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC), on Thursday burned a copy of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's memoir at Rakab Ganj Gurdwara in protest against her remarks on the riots. The protesters expressed…

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33. The Morung Express 12 Nov 2026, 16:57 IST

    Mother has right to tell the truth: Priyanka Gandhi on Sonia's memoir

    Wayanad, November 12 (IANS) Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday strongly defended her mother, Sonia Gandhi's newly released memoir, accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party and RSS of spreading lies and fabricating stories about her for years, and said she was happy that the BJP was now reading…

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35. Deccan Chronicle Deccan Chronicle Holdings 12 Nov 2026, 16:57 IST

    Sonia Gandhi’s Memoir Set Ablaze at Delhi’s Rakab Ganj Gurdwara

    The protesters expressed their resentment over Gandhi's account of the 1984 violence in which thousands of Sikhs were killed.

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37. Organiser Bharatiya Prakashan (RSS) 12 Nov 2026, 17:10 IST

    Does the Gandhi-Nehru family have a monopoly on PM ambition? Sharmistha Mukherjee challenges Sonia Gandhi

    NEW DELHI: A mention in the memoirs of Sonia Gandhi, the former Congress president, of former President Pranab Mukherjee’s ambition to become Prime Minister has brought an old episode of Congress politics back into discussion. In her new book, Belonging: A Journey of Love, Sonia Gandhi recounts a…

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39. The Federal New Generation Media Corporation Pvt. Ltd. 12 Nov 2026, 19:00 IST

    'Just over a page for Bofors': N Ram shares views on Sonia Gandhi's 'Belonging'

    Ram refutes BJP's allegation that Sonia has whitewashed events, says topics like Emergency and 1984 violence against Sikhs are covered, calls book's language 'dignified'

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41. The Times of India Bennett, Coleman & Co. 12 Nov 2026, 19:01 IST

    'They lied about my mother for years': Priyanka Gandhi hits back at BJP over Sonia's memoir

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43. Frontline The Hindu Group (Kasturi & Sons) 12 Nov 2026, 20:07 IST

    A life lived through family and history

    Sonia Gandhi’s memoir offers gut-wrenching accounts of the big political moments, but it is the small details—Indira Gandhi’s mascara, Rajiv’s punishments, the family rift—that make it a compelling read.

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45. Deccan Herald The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd. 12 Nov 2026, 20:10 IST

    Telangana Congress leader Jagga Reddy plans to make film on Sonia Gandhi's memoir

    Hyderabad: Telangana Congress leader T Jayaprakash Reddy on Thursday said he plans to make a movie based on former AICC chief Sonia Gandhi's recently released memoir. Jayaprakash Reddy, also known as Jagga Reddy, said the proposed film would not be a commercial venture. "We decided to make a picture…

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47. The Hindu Kasturi & Sons Ltd. 12 Nov 2026, 20:25 IST

    Sonia Gandhi recalls how ‘Indira amma’ connected Telugu people to her, Hyderabad-Vijayawada journey in 2004

    In her memoir, the senior Congress leader recalls political context during Presidential elections in 1969, involving Telugu politician Neelam Sajeeva Reddy

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49. OpIndia Aadhyaasi Media and Content Services Pvt. Ltd. 12 Nov 2026, 20:49 IST

    Sonia Gandhi alleges ‘caste riots’ claimed the lives of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s family, shields Razakars: A look at her blatant Muslim appeasement and vote-bank politics

    Congress chief Kharge already mentioned that Razakars killed his family. However, Sonia Gandhi blamed "caste riots."

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51. The Siasat Daily Siasat Daily 12 Nov 2026, 22:38 IST

    ‘Daughter-in-law of Indira amma’: Sonia’s bond with Telugu people

    Hyderabad: For a group of Lambadi women in undivided Andhra Pradesh, Sonia Gandhi’s identity was closely tied to that of her mother-in-law, former prime minister Indira Gandhi. In her memoir Belonging: A Journey of Love, Sonia recalls how the women promised to vote for the Congress because she was…

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53. NDTV Adani Group (AMG Media) Current article 12 Nov 2026, 22:49 IST

    In Sonia Gandhi's 'Belonging', The Delhi Of 'Chashme Buddoor': How A Lost City Is A Character In Both

    Sonia Gandhi's book describes a cityscape through which Siddharth (Farooq Sheikh) rides a motorbike in Paranjpye's cult movie. A city of quiet roads, ice cream at India Gate, and a life that lost a race it couldn't opt out of.

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55. ANI ANI Media 13 Nov 2026, 00:49 IST

    "Priyanka will be a passionate champion of Wayanad's needs," says Rahul Gandhi

    Exuding confidence over the candidature of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that she will emerge as a passionate champion of Wayanad's needs and a powerful voice in Parliament.

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