Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi made her debut on social media platform X on Saturday (October 24, 2026), sharing a video recalling how she met her husband and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in Cambridge and offering a glimpse of her memoir, Belonging — A Journey of Love .
“Food in England in those days was awful. And so, I was constantly looking for a place where I could find some food which was closer to my kind of food — Italian food in that case,”Ms. It was a Greek restaurant where many European students, but also Indian students, used to go for their meals. And that is then where I met Rajiv in that very restaurant”. And, of course, I learned that it was the same for him.”
Gandhi said, adding, “And then, we discovered this place (Varsity Restaurant). Recalling her first impression of him, she said: “When I first met him, I felt almost immediately that, you know, he was someone I would really love to be with. In those days, you didn’t have so many restaurants, you know, like you have today.
Gandhi said a common friend had introduced them, after which they became friends and began spending time together. Ms. “Then, you know, we became friends. Then going to parties with friends or going to see sights or we went to a Valentine’s party where there were lots of students. He was a very gentle-looking person. Of course, he was very good-looking, but that gentleness came through. Rajiv and I created a world filled with love, laughter and memories.
Earlier reporting noted: Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has shared a video on social media recalling how her love story with former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi began in 1965 at a small Greek restaurant called The Varsity in Cambridge, England. So that was something which really touched me and struck me. So that, of course, I’ll never forget when I first met him,” she added.
On 10th November, I share that world with you,” she said. Earlier reporting noted: “Of course he was very good-looking,” she said.
Earlier reporting noted: “In a small Greek restaurant in Cambridge, my journey of love began.
