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  Indian Politician Rahul Gandhi - Profile of Rahul Gandhi
Born into a political dynasty, Rahul Gandhi is the son of Indian politicians Sonia and the late Rajiv Gandhi.
Rahul's mother, the Italy-born Sonia Gandhi nêe Maino is currently the leader of the Congress party.
Rahul is currently a Member of Parliament from the Amethi constituency in Uttar Pradesh.
www.searchindia.com /search/indian-politicians-rahul-gandhi.html   (187 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | South Asia | Profile: Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi is the son of murdered former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and his Italian-born widow, Sonia.
Despite Rahul's "dark horse" image, however, he is said by some analysts to have a detailed political knowledge and to be a practised backroom operator.
Rahul Gandhi was born on 19 June, 1970 and went to the finest Indian schools.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/south_asia/7010339.stm   (498 words)

  
  The Hindu : Opinion / News Analysis : Rahul Gandhi in Maya land?
Rahul is a Gandhi who is not quite a Gandhi — at least not in the sense the Congress has known and loved the family.
In the eyes of the adoring constituency, Sonia Gandhi is warm, affectionate, heroic, and worthy of the highest respect post her rejection of prime ministerial office, while Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra is dashing, Indira Gandhi-like and a natural in politics.
Before Rahul's advent, all that the people of Amethi had ever done was to flaunt their affection for the Gandhis — fall at their feet, garland them, hang on to their every word, and while at it, have their own little requests heard.
www.hindu.com /2006/05/02/stories/2006050203570900.htm   (1701 words)

  
  Rahul Gandhi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rahul Gandhi (born June 19, 1970) is a rising Indian politician and member of the Parliament of India from the Indian National Congress.
Gandhi is the son of Sonia Gandhi, the powerful President of the Indian National Congress, and Rajiv Gandhi, the former Prime Minister who was assassinated in 1991 by Sri Lankan Tamil militants.
His campaign was directed by his younger sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and his victory generated considerable media excitement and enthusiasm amongst the younger citizens of the country.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rahul_Gandhi   (487 words)

  
 Sonia Gandhi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sonia Gandhi (सोनिया गाँधी) (born December 9, 1946), is an Italian-born Indian politician, the President of the Indian National Congress (Congress Party) and the widow of former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi.
Her son, Rahul Gandhi had also won election to the Parliament in 2004, and many consider him to be the natural heir to the reins of the party, and the next Congress leader to become Prime Minister.
Sonia and her children are estranged from Maneka Gandhi, the widow of Rajiv's younger brother Sanjay and her son Varun, who are both members of the BJP.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sonia_Gandhi   (1056 words)

  
 Random Thoughts :: Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi (born June 19, 1970) is an Indian politician and member of the Parliament of India, representing the Amethi constituency.
Gandhi is a member of the Nehru-Gandhi political family, the son of Sonia Gandhi, currently the President of the Indian National Congress, and Rajiv Gandhi, the former Prime Minister who was assassinated in 1991 by Sri Lankan Tamil Eelam militants from the LTTE.
Gandhi and his sister managed their mother's campaign for reelection to Rae Bareilly in 2006, which was won easily with a margin greater than 400,000 votes.
saj.in /define/Rahul_Gandhi   (1448 words)

  
 Rahul Gandhi says he hopes to lead India - Boston.com
Rahul Gandhi, heir to India's pre-eminent political dynasty, told supporters Monday he hopes to lead the country but urged them to be patient as he builds a following.
Gandhi, 35, whose father, grandmother and great-grandfather were all prime ministers of the giant subcontinent nation, has kept a relatively low-profile since being elected to parliament in 2004, focusing on his constituency in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.
Rahul belongs to the Gandhi dynasty -- unrelated to Mohandas K. Gandhi, the pacifist and independence leader -- which has governed India for 38 of its 58 years as an independent nation.
www.boston.com /news/world/asia/articles/2006/01/23/rahul_gandhi_says_he_hopes_to_lead_india   (375 words)

  
 Al-Ahram Weekly | International | India's divided dynasty   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, the children of current Indian National Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and of the late Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi are high profile members of the party whereas their first cousin, Varun Gandhi along with his mother Maneka, are campaigning for the Congress' political nemesis, the ruling Bharatiya Jananta Party (BJP).
The fact that Varun Gandhi is choosing the BJP as the party from which to pursue these loftier goals is a significant coup for the BJP and a major shock to the Nehru-Gandhi family.
Rahul and Priyanka are managing to strike a delicate balance between basking in their family's legacy while at the same time making it clear that they intend to forge their own path in Indian politics.
weekly.ahram.org.eg /2004/689/in2.htm   (1146 words)

  
 Life & Leisure
When Rahul Gandhi returned to India, it was with the understanding that his “time out” abroad, for studies and an attempt at a professional career as a financial consultant, was at an end.
For this is the row occupied by Rahul Gandhi.
Among the opposition, Rahul Gandhi’s budding friendship with Omar Abdullah is being greatly encouraged by the rest of the Congress inner circle.
www.business-standard.com /common/storypage.php?hpFlag=Y&chklogin=N&autono=206654&leftnm=lmnu4&lselect=0&leftindx=4   (1730 words)

  
 Congress(I)'s new hope
Rahul Gandhi, a member of the fifth generation of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, has decided to take the plunge into politics and contest the Lok Sabha polls from Amethi.
While Rahul Gandhi did not have the grades to make it to Delhi's St. Stephens College, he was admitted in the sports quota for his shooting skills.
After that Rahul Gandhi joined the London office of Monitor, a leading consultancy firm set up by Michael Porter of the Harvard Business School, where he is reported to have worked in projects relating to technology and communication.
www.flonnet.com /fl2108/stories/20040423004503400.htm   (688 words)

  
 Rahul Gandhi Indias Next Generation Political hopeful. Rahulgandhi.com
Rahul Gandhi, the youngest member of India's Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty, has turned down appeals to play a more high-profile Congress party role.
Over the three-day convention, thousands of party members demanded that Rahul Gandhi be asked to speak and play a more central role in the party.
Rahul Gandhi won his first election in the 2004 polls from Amethi, the constituency once held by his father Rajiv Gandhi who was assassinated in 1990.
www.rahulgandhi.us /php/showNews.php?linkid=3&newsid=13&category_id=   (336 words)

  
 Rahul Gandhi Will Be PM In 2008- Astrospeak - Indiatimes   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rahul Gandhi, the next in line ‘Inheritor’ of the Gandhi legacy and political successor to the Indian Democratic Congress, put an end to all the speculation when he filed his nomination papers to contest from Amethi, Uttar Pradesh.
Rahul is born in June, ruled by Mercury, the vacillating planet of change, restlessness and extremities.
Rahul’s USP in Politics: Gandhi hierarchy and his striking physical resemblance to his father with a promise of a dynamic youthful leader with panache and style.
astrospeak.indiatimes.com /articleshow/602646.cms   (1227 words)

  
 Rahul Gandhi storms Mulayam's bastion
Bhartana (Etawah): Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday stormed the bastion of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav who was looking forward to staging a comeback by sweeping the Bhartana Vidhan Sabha seat.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi's 37-year-old son chose to take the bull by its horns and drew tremendous applause when he said: "Look at the state and the problems it is facing.
Rahul made it a point to target the youth who had turned out in large numbers at each of the roadside meetings as well as scheduled venues.
www.ibnlive.com /news/rahul-gandhi-storms-mulayams-bastion/37654-4.html   (580 words)

  
 All About Rahul Gandhi   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rahul Gandhi was born on June 19, 1970 and is an Indian Politician cum member of the Indian National Congress.
Indira Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of India was brutally assassinated by a Sikh Militant in 1984.
Rahul Gandhi to become the second member of the fifth generation of the Nehru-Gandhi family to enter into active politics.
www.rahulgandhi.co.in /index.html   (330 words)

  
 The Epoch Times :: Ghandi Announces Candidacy in Upcoming Indian Election   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rahul Gandhi is the son, grandson and great-grandson of Indian prime ministers.
It is a short walk to the corner of the garden in the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library to see the three eternal flames burning in memory of the three members of the Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty, who served as prime ministers and died in office.
His daughter, Indira Gandhi, who served as prime minister for all but three years between 1966 and 1984, was assassinated.
english.epochtimes.com /news/4-3-27/20629.html   (566 words)

  
 Truth about Rahul Gandhi --  He is not Harvard  Graduate   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rahul was in fact refused permission to some of Delhi's top institutions because of his mental handicap.
Since then Rahul was bundled off to the US and later UK much as his father Rajiv Gandhi had been packed off to Cambridge in the hopes that he would somehow muddle through an academic degree.
Gandhi was in residence as an undergraduate at Cambridge for three years, from 1962 until 1965; his subject of study was Mechanical Sciences.
geocities.com /truthaboutrahulgandhi/?200528   (1516 words)

  
 Truth about Rahul Gandhi --  He is not Harvard  Graduate
Rahul was in fact refused permission to some of Delhi's top institutions because of his mental handicap.
Since then Rahul was bundled off to the US and later UK much as his father Rajiv Gandhi had been packed off to Cambridge in the hopes that he would somehow muddle through an academic degree.
Gandhi was in residence as an undergraduate at Cambridge for three years, from 1962 until 1965; his subject of study was Mechanical Sciences.
www.geocities.com /truthaboutrahulgandhi   (1516 words)

  
 Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi (born June 19, 1970) is an Indian politician and member of the Indian National Congress.
He is the son of Sonia and Rajiv Gandhi, the grandson of the late Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, and the great-grandson of the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru.
His mother, Sonia Gandhi, took over as the president of the Indian National Congress in 1998 but Rahul stayed away from politics until 2004.
www.rahulgandhi.net /rahul_gandhi.htm   (241 words)

  
 Rahul Gandhi: Up Close & Personal
But because it was the height of Punjab terrorism (in October 1984, his grandmother, then prime minister Indira Gandhi, was shot dead by her Sikh bodyguards, and the family continues to live under a security blanket), Rahul and younger sibling Priyanka were mostly taught at home.
Rahul was always embarrassed by the security cover the college was under because of him, is what Dr Wilson has to say: "I think he left college because of security concerns.
Rahul traveled with her to Kerala's Kumarakom backwaters resort in January -- in the company of sister Priyanka and her husband Robert Vadra, so we guess the family is cool about the relationship.
in.rediff.com /election/2004/mar/23espec1.htm   (893 words)

  
 Emergence of Rahul Gandhi in Indian Politics
Gandhi in relation to Indian Politics is still a toddler he has to learn a lot about the complexities of the Indian political system and this can come only through some hard earned grass root level experience and by a long innings in Indian politics.
Gandhi also should keep in mind that India is in a era of collation politics as such the Congress under his guidance should be broad minded enough to give seats to its alliance partners looking into the ground realities well.
Rahul Gandhi should also keep in mind that 2009 is the real test for him and he has to deliver handsomely for his party if he has to sustain himself in Indian politics.
ezinearticles.com /?Emergence-of-Rahul-Gandhi-in-Indian-Politics&id=823983   (1027 words)

  
 Indo-Asian News Service -> India-Politics/Tech/Business-Rahul -> Rahul Gandhi visits Dubai for IT mission in Uttar ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rahul made a week-long visit to Dubai to meet prominent businessmen there and seek their support for setting up the IT units in his parliamentary constituency Amethi and Rae Bareli, the constituency of his mother, Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
The sources said Rahul, who was "genuinely concerned about the poor state of Uttar Pradesh", wanted to contribute "something sustainable" to the two constituencies.
According to them, Rahul was trying to get financial support from his friends and foreign bodies like the Peace Corps to change the face of his constituency.
www.eians.com /stories/2005/04/02/02one.shtml   (382 words)

  
 Times of Oman   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rahul — whose great-grandfather Jawaharlal Nehru, grandmother Indira Gandhi and father Rajiv Gandhi were all prime ministers — has had a low key first year as Congress MP following the party’s surprise victory in May 2004.
Speculation about Rahul being named Congress general secretary mounted on Thursday with media reports that the current holder of the post would be appointed to the cabinet in a shuffle expected early next month.
Rahul’s appointment as general secretary would mark a significant shift — he has been studiously keeping his head down since his election from his father’s old constituency of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh last year.
www.timesofoman.com /print.asp?newsid=17000   (677 words)

  
 Forums - How Sonia is Preparing Rahul For Ultimate Takeover   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rahul gandhi has absolutely no interest in working for the nation, he is there only because his mom wants the dynasty to continue.
Rahul Gandhi, for instance, never suggested before the general elections that the first thing he would want, if in power, would be the dismissal of the Mulayam Singh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh.
It is perfectly logical therefore for Rahul Gandhi to confront Mulayam Singh Yadav.
www.satribune.com /thread.jsp?forum=3&thread=1843   (829 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation
Rahul Gandhi’s first foray into diplomacy and global politics at the UN headquarters here last week is reminiscent, for those with long memory, of his father’s performance at the 42nd General Assembly 19 years ago.
Rahul quietly arrived in New York early last week and, unlike most of a dozen or so MPs who are Indian delegates to the General Assembly every year, immediately plunged into UN work.
Rahul has not only been punctual at the mission’s briefings, he has been in and out of several General Assembly committees, seeking to understand how the UN system works, on his maiden visit as an MP to the world body.
www.telegraphindia.com /1061026/asp/nation/story_6917116.asp   (707 words)

  
 Rahul Gandhi, Congress, Key Contenders for India Election 2004
Described as shy and genteel, Rahul is seen as the dark horse with a detailed knowledge of constituency profiles and a back room operator.
Sonia Gandhi and urged her to bring in more unity into the party and its patrons.
In the wake of the same, Congress launched Rahul Gandhi into the arena to promote a 'feel-good-factor' in the Congress contestants.
www.indian-elections.com /keycontenders/rahulgandhi.html   (294 words)

  
 The Agonist: Rahul Gandhi, Latest Generation of India's Political Dynasty, Enters Politics
The procession was surrounded all the way to the municipal offices, where Gandhi became a candidate for the 543-member lower house of Parliament, the Lok Sabha.
Gandhi said he was not concerned that he may be opening himself to the fate of his father and grandmother, Indira, both of whom where assassinated.
Gandhi is the latest generation of a dynasty that held political power in India for nearly four decades after it won independence from Britain in 1947.
www.agonist.org /archives/015023.html   (535 words)

  
 Rahul Gandhi: Political baptism - Sify.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
For, Rahul is believed to be a man with considerable intellectual depth.
Rahul is well educated and understands almost as much about the macro-economic conditions of India as a Jairam Ramesh.
It is Rahul's misfortune that though India is a younger country than it was in his father's time, most voters may tend to repose their faith in a 80-year-old.
sify.com /news/politics/fullstory.php?id=13442937   (493 words)

  
 Rahul Gandhi at AllExperts
Rahul Gandhi (born June 19, 1970) a Indian politician and member of the Parliament of India from the Indian National Congress.
Rahul Gandhi is a member of the Nehru-Gandhi political family, the son of Italian-born Sonia Gandhi, the President of the Indian National Congress, and Rajiv Gandhi, the former Prime Minister who was assassinated in 1991 by Sri Lankan Tamil militants.
Appearing with his mother at public events and Congress meetings, Rahul also went to Pakistan on a goodwill visit to watch a historic cricket match between the two nations.
en.allexperts.com /e/r/ra/rahul_gandhi.htm   (521 words)

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