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Prime Minister! Prime Lens!!
On records, he is still the youngest Prime Minister of the India.
As of now, he was the last member of the Nehru-Gandhi family to hold the position of prime minister in India. He took the position at the young age of 40.
Prime Minister! Prime Lens!!
On records, he is still the youngest Prime Minister of the India.
As of now, he was the last member of the Nehru-Gandhi family to hold the position of prime minister in India. He took the position at the young age of 40.
A reluctant entrant into the political arena, Gandhi was a pilot before he joined politics and showed barely any interest in following the footsteps of his mother and grandfather.
From engineer to pilot
After completing his A-levels in London,
From engineer to pilot
After completing his A-levels in London,
Rajiv Gandhi went on to study engineering at Trinity College in Cambridge.However, after studying there for three years, he did not obtain a degree. He went on to study mechanical engineering at Imperial College London but did not complete that either.
He later joined the Flying Club in Delhi where he was trained as a pilot. In 1970, he was employed by Air India.
A passionate photographer
Few are aware of the fact that the youngest prime minister of India was also a keen photographer.
A passionate photographer
Few are aware of the fact that the youngest prime minister of India was also a keen photographer.
While photography was a source of immense pleasure to him, he is believed to have been extremely modest about it. It was only after he died that his widow, Sonia Gandhi, came out with the book “Rajiv’s world: Photographs by Rajiv Gandhi,” in 1995.
Carrying photographs clicked by Gandhi over four decades, the book is considered to be almost biographical, as it proudly displays everything that mattered to the former prime minister, through his lenses.
Mr. Clean
When Rajiv Gandhi entered politics in the early 1980s, he was not just visibly reluctant to do so but was also a complete outsider to the sphere. However, his image of “Mr. Clean” would soon be tarnished after getting involved in a number of scandals.
When Rajiv Gandhi entered politics in the early 1980s, he was not just visibly reluctant to do so but was also a complete outsider to the sphere. However, his image of “Mr. Clean” would soon be tarnished after getting involved in a number of scandals.
Self-chauffeur
Rajiv Gandhi was perhaps one of the only prime ministers of the country who frequently drove himself around. He is known to have driven himself around even during his election campaigns.
Rajiv Gandhi was perhaps one of the only prime ministers of the country who frequently drove himself around. He is known to have driven himself around even during his election campaigns.
Insistence to join politics by saint from Badrinath
It is a well-known fact that Rajiv Gandhi was not keen to join politics. However, few people are aware of a little anecdote that had soon followed the death of his brother Sanjay Gandhi in a plane crash.
It is a well-known fact that Rajiv Gandhi was not keen to join politics. However, few people are aware of a little anecdote that had soon followed the death of his brother Sanjay Gandhi in a plane crash.
After the untimely death of Sanjay Gandhi, among the people who visited Indira and Rajiv to offer their condolences was the Jagadguru of Badrinath, Shankaracharya Swami Shri Swaroopanand ji.
In the course of the meeting, he is believed to have told Indira Gandhi and convinced Rajiv to dedicate himself to the service of the nation.
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