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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is tirelessly working on his campaign, 'Bharat Jodo Yatra'. With new faces on a new road, Rahul and his political move is been the talk of the town. Recently, he was seen walking with the former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan.

Rahul Gandhi: Biography

On 19 June 1970, Rahul Gandhi was born in Delhi. He had spent his early childhood days in Delhi, the political centre of India, and Dehradun, a town situated in between the valley of the Himalayas and the Shivaliks. He is in charge of the party student wing National Students Union of India (NSU) and the youth wing Indian Youth Congress (IYC).
No doubt he belongs to the family of stalwarts who held important positions in Indian political history. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was his great-grandfather and the first Prime Minister of Independent India. Indira Gandhi, his great-grandmother was a very influential and powerful lady who became the first and only woman Prime Minister of India.

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Rahul Gandhi: Early Life
Rahul Gandhi is the son of the Late Rajiv Gandhi and former UPA President Sonia Gandhi. He is the grandson of Feroz Gandhi and Indira Gandhi. His paternal uncle Late Sanjay Gandhi was also a politician. His aunt, Maneka Gandhi, and cousin, Varun Gandhi are leading politicians in the Bhartiya Janta Party.

In his early days, he was not exposed much to the public sphere. He grew up under the watchful eyes of his family, especially under the care of his mother Sonia Gandhi. He was focused to complete his education. He is an elder brother to Priyanka Vadra who is married to Robert Vadra a businessman.

Rahul Gandhi: Education
Rahul Gandhi was born on 19 June 1970 in Delhi, India. He attended St. Columba's School, Delhi before entering The Doon School in Dehradun, Uttarakhand from 1981 to 1983. After Indira Gandhi’s assassination, for security reasons, Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka were home-schooled. For his graduation degree, he joined St. Stephen's College, Delhi in 1989 and after completing one year he went to Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. During an election rally in 1991, Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) so, for security reasons, he was shifted to Rollins College in Florida, USA  and used the name as "Rahul Vinci" to keep his identity secret. In 1994, he had completed his Bachelor of Arts from Rollins College. He did his from Trinity College, Cambridge, England.

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After completing his graduate degree he initiated his professional vocation with the Monitor Group, a management consulting firm in London. He returned to India and established a technology outsourcing firm known as Backops Services Ltd. in Mumbai where he worked as one of the directors.

Rahul Gandhi: Political Journey
- Rahul Gandhi announced his entry into Indian politics in March 2004. His father Rajiv Gandhi contested the election from the constituency of Amethi, Uttar Pradeshand Rahul Gandhi also managed a brilliant victory and received more than one lakh votes here only.

- During a reorganization of the party secretariats, Rahul Gandhi was appointed as the General Secretary of All India Congress Committee on 24 September.

- He also took the responsibility for the National Student's Union of India and the Indian Youth Congress. Both witnessed exponential growth under his leadership.

- In the 2009 General Elections, he retained his Lok Sabha seat from the Amethi constituency.

- In January 2013, he was appointed as the Vice-President of theIndian National Congress. In his political journey, he has been an ardent representative of the underprivileged and economically backward sections of society.

- On 11 May 2011, he was arrested by the police for lending support to the protesting farmers who are claiming great compensation on account of their land acquisition by the authorities for a highway project.

- In the 2014 General Elections, Rahul Gandhi retained his Lok Sabha seat from the Amethi constituency.

- In December 2017, due to his hard work and commitment, he earned the post of the President of the Indian National Congress.

- On 3 July 2019, Rahul Gandhi officially resigned as Congress president after losing the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Interesting Facts about Rahul Gandhi
- Rahul Gandhi resides at 12, Tughlak Lane, New Delhi.

- He is the great-grandson ofJawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India.

- He likes non-veg food, noodles, coastal Indian dishes, etc.

- His blood group is B (-ve).

- His hobbies are reading and travelling.

- His inspiration was his father, Rajiv Gandhi, and great-grandfather, Jawaharlal Nehru.

- He was also trolled on Social Media by the name Pappu when Venkaiah Naidu, the former cabinet Minister once addressed him as "Pappu Ji".

Therefore, Rahul Gandhi is the President of the Indian National Congress and is a trustee of the Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust and the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation.

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