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Asthma Attack, Bachchan Family's Warm Welcome: Sonia Gandhi Recalls Her First India Visit

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Sonia Gandhi has spoken about her first experience of being in India during her visit in January 1968, when she came to India from Italy to meet Rajiv Gandhi. In her autobiography, Belonging: A Journey of Love, she narrates about her

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Advising Sonia, Harivansh Rai Bachchan used to say, “Sonia daughter, you should know what you actually are in this country, it doesn't matter what people think of you.”

In her book, Sonia Gandhi recounted how, when she first arrived in India, Amitabh Bachchan, along with Rajiv Gandhi and Sanjay Gandhi, arrived at the airport to receive her. She also mentioned that after arriving in India, she stayed at Amitabh Bachchan's parents' home.

Sonia Gandhi Book: Sonia Gandhi never forgot that cold morning in 1968, when she met Rajiv Gandhi a year later. Arriving in India for the first time, Sonia was accommodated at Amitabh Bachchan's home. Here, she received motherly love from Teji Bachchan, and a piece of advice from Harivansh Rai Bachchan remained with her throughout her life. Sonia Gandhi has detailed these memories in her autobiography, Belonging: A Journey of Love.

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Orissa POST broke the news on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
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