{
  "id": 1694428,
  "title": "Sonia Gandhi’s memoir to revisit love, loss and her decision to decline India’s top job",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/sonia-gandhis-memoir-to-revisit-love-loss-and-her-decision-to-decline",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T11:01:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/2026/08/18/sonia-gandhis-memoir-to-revisit-love-loss-and-her-decision-to-decline-indias-top-job"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sonia Gandhi’s forthcoming memoir, titled “Belonging: A Journey of Love,” will delve into the complexities of marrying into India’s Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty and her own political career. The book is set to be published on November 10 by Alfred A. Knopf. In her statement, Gandhi expressed that her memoir aims to reveal the human side of her family’s story, acknowledging the motivations, actions, and failings of those involved.\n\nGandhi, 79, is originally from Italy and met her husband, Rajiv Gandhi, while studying in Cambridge. Their marriage led to a significant shift in her life, as her mother-in-law, Indira Gandhi, was assassinated in 1984, and Rajiv succeeded her as Prime Minister. After her husband’s untimely death in 1991, Gandhi entered politics herself, eventually becoming the longest-serving president of the Indian National Congress Party. However, she declined an offer to become Prime Minister, allowing her party to lose power to the Hindu nationalist party led by current Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014.\n\nHer memoir offers readers a unique perspective on the social and political changes she witnessed over the past six decades. Gandhi’s life journey began in small-town Italy and evolved as she navigated the complexities of her marriage to Rajiv Gandhi and her daughter-in-law’s role in India’s political landscape.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}