Sonia Gandhi Makes Instagram Debut, Shares First Look Of Memoir 'Belonging: A Journey of Love'

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi made her social media debut on Thursday and made a post on her upcoming memoir, “Belonging: A Journey of Love”. Sharing a video on Instagram, the INC leader wrote, “Hello everyone, I’m truly grateful to share this moment with you all; the first look of Belonging: A Journey of Love.”

“It is a story of love, duty, loss and finding a place to belong. I look forward to sharing it with you." The post offers a first glance at her book, which is scheduled to be released on November 10, 2026. The 544-page memoir is being published globally by Alfred A. Knopf, with HarperCollins India handling its release in the country.

Smt. Sonia Gandhi ji’s first Instagram post! ❤️ “Hello everyone, I’m truly grateful to share this moment with you all; the first look of Belonging: A Journey of Love. It is a story of love, duty, loss and finding a place to belong. I look forward to sharing it with you.” A journey we've seen through the headlines, but now we get to hear it in her own words. ❤️ https://t.co/CkQFyr4B0v

— Indian Youth Congress (@IYC) October 22, 2026

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What will the book cover?

Sonia Gandhi’s memoir is expected to cover her journey starting from her childhood spent in Italy, how she met then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, her arrival to India, following her marriage, entry to Indian politics and so on. The book will also cover the tragic deaths in the Gandhi family, including Indira Gandhi, Sanjay Gandhi and her husband, Rajiv Gandhi.

The book may also have parts on her decision not to become prime minister after the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance came to power following the 2004 Lok Sabha election. Talking about the book, Sonia Gandhi previously said, “Much has been written about my family, but few narratives were able to reach into the truth of their motivations, their actions and even their human failings. My story also offers readers a unique perspective of the social and political changes I have witnessed for six decades.”

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Gandhi has earlier written about her family, but the new memoir is being positioned as a more personal account of her life and experiences. In an earlier statement released by Knopf, she said that much had been written about her family, but few narratives had captured the motivations, actions and human failings of its members.

“It was heartbreak and loss that threw me into the public world of politics. Up till then I had guarded my privacy fiercely," she said.