New Delhi, Nov. 10 -- Sonia Gandhi's memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, is grabbing headlines around the country as readers are eager to know the insides of India's political circles and the Gandhi family, which was in the centre of power for the better part of the 80 years since India's independence.

One of the most interesting aspects this book sheds lights on is the relationship Sonia Gandhi shared with her brother-in-law's wife, Maneka Gandhi.

In her book, Sonia Gandhi does talk about Maneka. She reveals that Sanjay Gandhi was introduced to his future wife in 1973 when she was "a pretty and vivacious girl, ten years younger than him and still a minor".

Gandhi said that Sanjay and Maneka married the very next year once she turned...