Chicago – August 29, 2026
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s publishing arrangement with Penguin Random House India (PRHI) for her memoir Belonging: A Journey of Love collapsed after she declined to make changes to passages concerning Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Chinese intrusions, according to people familiar with the matter cited by Hindustan Times.
The 79-year-old Congress leader stood by the contents of the memoir, arguing that it was her account of her own life and that she would not agree to changes that could distort her narrative, HT reported.
The memoir is scheduled for worldwide publication on November 10 through Alfred A Knopf, a Penguin Random House imprint. In India, HarperCollins is reportedly close to finalising an agreement to publish and distribute the book, although it has not commented on the matter.
