"There is a work that my father had started, a dream he had dreamt. I come to you today saying…allow me to turn that dream into reality" : Rahul Gandhi in his address to the people of Amethi during the recent election campaign, clad in his trademark spotless white kurta-pyjama.
Rahul Gandhi (born 19 June 1970) is an Indian politician and member of the Parliament of India, representing the Amethi constituency.His political party is the Indian National Congress. He is of Indian (Parsi Gujarati and Kashmiri Pandit) and Italian parentage. In 2004, he reportedly had a Spanish girlfriend, named Veronica, an architect whom he met in England, but due to his involvement in active politics, the relation between the two had broken off.
Education:-
* Schooling at Modern School,New Delhi
* Home schooled for most of his school years
* Enrolled for History (Hons) at St. Stephen's College, New Delhi
* Completed a four-year AB course in Economics at Harvard University but did not get his degree.
* He transferred later due to security reasons to Rollins College in Florida where he completed a B.A. in 1994.
* Received an M. Phil in Development Economics after attending Trinity College, Cambridge.
Politics:-
* In May 2004, he won the Lok Sabha elections from his father's constituency of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh and won a landslide majority. He won by a margin 300,500 votes.
* His sister Priyanka was his campaign manager.
* He concentrates mainly on constituency issues and the politics of Uttar Pradesh.
* Is Member, Committee on Home Affairs.
* Was made Congress general secretary and inducted into the Congress Working Committee on September 24, 2007. Will be in charge of the Youth Congress and the National Students Union of India (NSUI).
Controversies:-
* Newsweek alleged in late 2006 that he had not completed his degrees at Harvard and Cambridge or kept his job at the Monitor Group.
*He says that if anyone from the Gandhi-Nehru family had been active in politics then, the Babri Masjid would not have fallen.
*He says once the Gandhi family decides on something, it makes sure that is accomplished — whether it is throwing out the British, breaking up Pakistan or taking India into the 21st century.
* According to him Bachchans are liars.
We are expecting a lot from him, hope he will fulfill all the promises that he had made to us.
Rahul Gandhi (born 19 June 1970) is an Indian politician and member of the Parliament of India, representing the Amethi constituency.His political party is the Indian National Congress. He is of Indian (Parsi Gujarati and Kashmiri Pandit) and Italian parentage. In 2004, he reportedly had a Spanish girlfriend, named Veronica, an architect whom he met in England, but due to his involvement in active politics, the relation between the two had broken off.Education:-
* Schooling at Modern School,New Delhi
* Home schooled for most of his school years
* Enrolled for History (Hons) at St. Stephen's College, New Delhi
* Completed a four-year AB course in Economics at Harvard University but did not get his degree.
* He transferred later due to security reasons to Rollins College in Florida where he completed a B.A. in 1994.
* Received an M. Phil in Development Economics after attending Trinity College, Cambridge.
Politics:-* In May 2004, he won the Lok Sabha elections from his father's constituency of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh and won a landslide majority. He won by a margin 300,500 votes.
* His sister Priyanka was his campaign manager.
* He concentrates mainly on constituency issues and the politics of Uttar Pradesh.
* Is Member, Committee on Home Affairs.
* Was made Congress general secretary and inducted into the Congress Working Committee on September 24, 2007. Will be in charge of the Youth Congress and the National Students Union of India (NSUI).
Controversies:-* Newsweek alleged in late 2006 that he had not completed his degrees at Harvard and Cambridge or kept his job at the Monitor Group.
*He says that if anyone from the Gandhi-Nehru family had been active in politics then, the Babri Masjid would not have fallen.
*He says once the Gandhi family decides on something, it makes sure that is accomplished — whether it is throwing out the British, breaking up Pakistan or taking India into the 21st century.
* According to him Bachchans are liars.
We are expecting a lot from him, hope he will fulfill all the promises that he had made to us.
