The Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson intends to provide an honest portrayal of her family in her new book, Belonging: A Journey of Love.
Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi said on Sunday that her upcoming memoir is a personal account rather than a political one. According to the Times of India, Gandhi expressed her desire to depict her family members truthfully as individuals she held dear.
Writing in The Hindu, the former Congress president explained that she previously kept her private life guarded. She noted that stepping away from the daily activities of public life allowed her to view her history with more clarity.
The memoir, titled Belonging: A Journey of Love, details her life starting from meeting Rajiv Gandhi in England as a 19-year-old. She described how her journey involved building bonds with her mother-in-law, Indira Gandhi, and navigating the loss of both her mother-in-law and husband to violence.
The book covers significant family tragedies, including the plane crash death of Sanjay Gandhi, the 1984 assassination of Indira Gandhi, and the 1991 assassination of Rajiv Gandhi. It also examines the 2004 election victory of the Congress-led alliance and her decision not to become Prime Minister.
Published by HarperCollins India, the memoir is scheduled for release in India on November 10. This follows an impasse between the author's representatives and Penguin Random House India regarding the domestic publication.
