Finished reading @SoniaGandhi ji’s memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, last night.
Couldn’t stop once I had started. It is riveting, deeply moving, and quietly shattering.
I am overwhelmed not only by her remarkable life, but by her candour, her nerves of steel, her sensitivity, and her ability to hold her head high in the face of cruel adversities.
But above all, I am moved by her faith in love - the love that made her cross continents, love that nurtured her, the love she feels for India, the love that makes her belong.
The love that was crushed before her eyes, yet the same love that has sustained her, and kept her going - again and again - and is the bedrock of everything she has done and continues to do.
What left me truly spellbound, though, is her sense of duty and responsibility.
I have admired her my entire life, but reading this book has deepened that respect into something I can’t explain in words.
Despite unimaginable violence and irreparable losses, she never allowed herself to become bitter. Her capacity to forgive even those who destroyed her world - left me in awe.
She is fully aware of the vicious lies her opponents have spread about her for decades. And she addresses each one with her trademark simplicity and dignity.
An intensely private person has finally chosen to tell her story on her own terms. For the first time, she speaks of battling cancer not once but twice. For the first time one gets to know that before her two children, she bore the pain of losing her firstborn.
I wept as I read - a lot actually. It is almost unbearable to imagine the pain inflicted upon her, yet not once did she ever play victim.
She is deeply admired - for her courage, her grace, and the quiet strength with which she has carried so much. But the book will make many people understand her and love her - even more.
‘Belonging’ is not merely a memoir. It is a testament to a life lived with love as both compass and anchor, and to a woman who refused to let grief harden her heart. Some stories do not just move you, they stay with you, reminding you what true resilience looks like. This is one of them.
At its heart, ‘Belonging’ is one of the greatest love stories of our time!
दीपज्योतिः परब्रह्म दीपज्योतिर्जनार्दनः।
दीपो हरतु मे पापं दीपज्योतिर्नमोऽस्तुते॥
दीयों की इस पावन रोशनी से आपका घर-आंगन और जीवन जगमगा उठे। मां लक्ष्मी और भगवान गणेश की कृपा आप पर सदा बनी रहे।
आपको दीपावली की अनंत शुभकामनाएं! 🪔
@abhijeet_dipke@prakashraaj Let’s form a BJP government in Kerala too... keep at it! By the way, when are you heading to 'Udta Punjab' ? To save Punjab from drug addicts and those suffering from substance abuse, we truly need the BJP there as well.
🇵🇰 Fed up with power cuts lasting up to 19 hours a day, residents of #Karachi have blocked several major roads in #Pakistan’s economic hub.
👉 The megacity of over 21 million is ranked 170th out of 173 in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2026 Global Liveability Index.
#FRANCE24's Sonia Ghezali, Shahzaib Wahlah, Ondine de Gaulle and Jamil Iqbal #FOCUS report ⤵️
Shocked that some want Pakistan on an Iranian “green list” on Strait. Being placed on anyone’s list is an insult to sovereignty. Pakistan’s mediation role and independent relations with Iran; US and region mean it belongs on no list green or otherwise. We deal as equals, brothers, friends not as entries in someone else’s category.
Though the mind seems to exist in the body, in the real sense, the body & the world exist in the mind. It breaks into two, and one half of it stands alongside as the witness, while the ‘other half’ goes on functioning. We have to master the lower mind with the higher mind.
OM!
@ShivAroor Shiv, you still don’t get it... Rahul is actually with the BJP... As long as Rahul remains in the Congress, no power on earth can keep the BJP out of power... so it was a FLOP show asusual 👍
@mr_mayank First of all, this is all fake. Even if 15,000–20,000 people were to gather, they would still vote for the BJP... and you won’t gain anything, because the posts you’ve paid aren’t creating any real impact.
Reason is Pappu..Once a m0ron is always m0ron...
@scitechgirl If you keep breaking them down, a point will be reached where no atoms remain, as they will dissolve into energy; therefore, it is true that we are not solid—we are energy.
Having an indigenous GPS is crucial, so that there is no need to rely on foreign navigation systems. Currently, India remains heavily dependent on the United States, and to some extent, on Russia. Just imagine what might happen if they were to deny access during a conflict—we have already seen how Starlink diminished the intensity of Ukraine’s attacks; similarly, hypothetically if China deny access to Pakistan, it would effectively cripple them... 👍😊
Let’s just agree, that we have different opinions on this. In truth, if someone isn’t stealing, isn’t causing harm to others, and knows what is right, then nothing is inherently wrong. My perspective was a spiritual one—but anyway, enjoy yourself!
Badrinath and Kedarnath are on my wishlist... I’m just waiting for the moment when God summons me to His threshold. Best wishes, and may your journey be safe.
All the best!...😊👍
Spiritual life begins with being honest with oneself. One should not say false things merely to impress others. One must be true to one’s own heart. Do not imagine yourself to be greater than you are. You must know where you stand.
Self-knowledge does not mean declaring, “I am the Supreme Brahman.” It means understanding where you stand at this moment: How do you behave? How selfish or selfless are you? How good are your attitudes?
This honest assessment is the first step towards self-knowledge. Later, when the mind is purified, one may realise the inner Self. But until then, we must intimately understand the self we have built in this world because, if we do not know it, we will not be able to transform it. You cannot resolve or change something you do not truly understand.
#SriMspeaks