Sonia Gandhi Details The Death Of Her First Child, 'I Won't Allow Our Baby To Be Thrown Into River'
- On Tuesday, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi released her memoir, "Belonging: A Journey of Love," which details the tragic 1969 loss of her first child, a premature baby boy.
- Following a joyous 1968 pregnancy, Gandhi gave birth to a baby boy on January 18, 1969, two months early; the family's happiness turned to devastation barely a day later when the newborn died.
- Facing difficult choices for the newborn's last rites, the family decided to bury him at Feroze Gandhi's Mehrauli farmhouse. Gandhi also recalls being wounded by a right-wing newspaper headline: "Indira Gandhi failed in her attempt to become the grandmother of a bastard child."
- The loss left Gandhi feeling "depressed, inadequate and guilty" for a long time, though gradually the cloud of sorrow lifted after she shared news of another pregnancy with husband Rajiv Gandhi, leading to Rahul Gandhi's birth on June 19, 1970.
- Published by HarperCollins, the memoir offers a rare glimpse into the private life of the Gandhi family, documenting how they coped with unimaginable pain following their son's death.
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‘Not going to allow our baby to be thrown into the river’: Sonia Gandhi recalls death of her firstborn in memoir
In her memoir, ‘Belonging: A Journey of Love’, Sonia Gandhi recounts the loss of her first child in 1969, describing the family's grief, Indira Gandhi's response and her decision to oppose traditional last rites for the newborn.
Sonia Gandhi Opens Up About First Son Before Rahul Gandhi, Says
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has shared a painful story from her early family life in her new memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love. She has revealed that she and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi lost their first child, a baby boy,
In her autobiography, "Belonging: A Journey of Love," senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi recounts the loss of her first child in January 1969. She describes her grief, how she refused to allow the newborn's body to be cremated, and how Rajiv and Sanjay Gandhi then buried him at the family's Mehrauli farm.
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