India, Nov. 15 -- Sonia Gandhi's Memoir, "Belonging: A Journey of Love" has evoked strong reactions from both her admirers as well as her opponents. The volume, which, according to some estimates, has already sold over a 100,000 copies in the first four days, after its release on November 10th, is on its way of becoming perhaps the biggest bestseller of this century worldwide.

Although most people, even after buying, have not read the book, yet everyone appears to have an opinion on it. It would have been far better if the narration by one of the most influential women of our times, of her life and how it unfolded, after she arrived in India at the age of 21, would have been viewed by taking into account the context. However, many of her...