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Sonia Gandhi says her upcoming memoir is a personal account, not a political book
✍️ The New Indian Express
🗓 09 Nov 2026, 03:02 AM
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Sonia Gandhi told the media that her forthcoming memoir will focus on her life, family and India, emphasizing that it is not a political treatise.
Sonia Gandhi, the long‑time leader of the Indian National Congress, has clarified the nature of her forthcoming memoir. In a recent interview, she emphasized that the book will trace her personal journey, family history and the evolution of India, rather than serve as a political manifesto.
The former party president described the memoir as a narrative of her experiences from her early years in Italy to her arrival in India, her marriage into the Nehru‑Gandhi family, and the challenges she faced while raising her children. She said the work aims to offer readers insight into the social and cultural fabric of the nation through the lens of her own life.
While the book is expected to touch upon significant events she witnessed, Gandhi stressed that it will not be used to advance any political agenda. The announcement was reported by The New Indian Express, which quoted her statement verbatim.
No further details about the publication date or the publisher have been released, but the memoir is anticipated to generate considerable interest given her prominent role in Indian public life.
The former party president described the memoir as a narrative of her experiences from her early years in Italy to her arrival in India, her marriage into the Nehru‑Gandhi family, and the challenges she faced while raising her children. She said the work aims to offer readers insight into the social and cultural fabric of the nation through the lens of her own life.
While the book is expected to touch upon significant events she witnessed, Gandhi stressed that it will not be used to advance any political agenda. The announcement was reported by The New Indian Express, which quoted her statement verbatim.
No further details about the publication date or the publisher have been released, but the memoir is anticipated to generate considerable interest given her prominent role in Indian public life.