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Sonia Gandhi Vs Penguin Publishers: Secret Battle over Cuts Revealed| Tell Me Why Ep 53

Penguin Random House India dropped the memoir after Sonia Gandhi rejected requested edits, while HarperCollins is reported close to a deal.

  • On Friday, August 28, 2026, Penguin Random House India decided not to publish Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, after a disagreement over editorial changes to the manuscript.
  • The disagreement centered on proposed "editorial changes and deletions" to a part of the manuscript that Gandhi rejected, prompting the publisher to withdraw from the project.
  • Global release plans remain on track for November 10, 2026, with US-based publisher Alfred A. Knopf planning an initial print run of 100,000 copies.
  • Several other publishers are now competing for the Indian rights, with HarperCollins India reportedly close to finalizing an agreement to publish and distribute the memoir in the country.
  • The publisher has faced prior controversies, including the shelving of Joe Sacco's book on the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots and disputes over General Naravane's Four Stars of Destiny.
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Indian Express broke the news in Noida, India on Friday, August 28, 2026.
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