Priyanka Gandhi Son Raihan Vadra Engagement: Gandhi family is once again in the headlines. Rehan Vadra, son of Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and businessman Robert Vadra, recently got engaged to Aviva Baig. After the engagement, the couple has reached Ranthambore in Rajasthan with their families. Meanwhile, a question is arising that which other member of the Gandhi family has got married abroad.

Gandhi family and marriages abroad

Most of the marriages in the Gandhi family have traditionally taken place in India. However, the most special international connection in the history of family marriage is that of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and his wife Sonia Gandhi. Their love story started not in India but in the United Kingdom.

How Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi met in England

Rajiv Gandhi met Sonia Maino (later Sonia Gandhi) in 1965 at the Varsity Restaurant in Cambridge, England. At that time Rajiv Gandhi was studying engineering and Sonia had come to Britain from Italy.

Where did Rajiv and Sonia get married?

Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi were married on 25 February 1968 in the garden of the then Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi’s residence in New Delhi. Although there have been repeated claims on social media about their marriage being registered abroad or taking place in a church, there is no official confirmation of this.

who attended the wedding

Only close family members and trusted friends attended the wedding ceremony. Those present included the then President Zakir Hussain, Indira Gandhi’s sister Vijay Lakshmi Pandit and Rajiv Gandhi’s younger brother Sanjay Gandhi.

Special place for Gandhi-Vadra family

Ranthambore has been very special for Priyanka Gandhi and her family for a long time. In the last few years, many private family moments have taken place in this tiger reserve. Rehan Vadra has been coming here with his mother for almost a decade and when he came close to Aviva Baig, she also started coming here with her family. Aviva Baig is a photographer and Rehan Vadra also has a lot of interest in art. Both of them have displayed their art in many solo exhibitions.

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Once again the discussion of marriage in the Gandhi-Nehru family has made headlines. Amidst the news of the engagement of Priyanka Gandhi and Robert Vadra’s son Rehan Vadra, an old question has again emerged from the pages of history that in the same family which has openly accepted the personal decisions of Robert Vadra, there was once a marriage in which Indira Gandhi’s father was not present. Was the reason only religion or were there deeper reasons hidden behind it?

Rehan Vadra’s engagement and old question raised

There is intense discussion in political and social circles regarding the engagement of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi and industrialist Robert Vadra’s son Rehan Vadra. After a long relationship of seven years, Rehaan is going to start a new life with his girlfriend Aviva Baig. According to sources, Aviva Baig and her family live in Delhi and there are plans to get engaged in a private ceremony in Rajasthan in early January 2026.

Indira-Firoz’s marriage and Nehru’s absence

When it comes to marriages of the Gandhi family, the marriage of Indira Gandhi and Feroze Gandhi automatically comes into discussion. Jawaharlal Nehru’s absence in this marriage which took place on 26 March 1942 at Anand Bhawan in Allahabad has been a matter of curiosity for a long time. The general belief has been that Nehru did not completely agree with this decision of his daughter.

Was religion the main reason?

According to historians and biographers, Nehru’s opposition was not limited to just one reason. The most important reason is said to be religious difference. Indira Gandhi was from a Hindu family, while Feroze Gandhi came from the Parsi community. Nehru wanted Indira’s marriage to take place in a consanguineous family. At that time, inter-religious marriage was not considered socially comfortable, and the same thought was in Nehru’s mind also.

Objections regarding social background and education

Apart from religion, Nehru also did not like the social and family background of Firoz Gandhi. Nehru felt that Firoz’s background was relatively ordinary and his education was not what he wanted to see in his daughter’s life partner. He wanted Indira’s life to conform to a certain thinking and standard.

What has Pupul Jayakar said?

Famous writer Pupul Jayakar, who has written the biography of Indira Gandhi, has also mentioned this protest in her books. According to him, Nehru was not personally impressed by Firoz Gandhi and that is why he was against this relationship. Although this opposition softened with time, the initial disagreement was quite deep.

Role of Mahatma Gandhi

Indira Gandhi was firm on her decision. Nehru placed a condition that he would approve the marriage only after the consent of Mahatma Gandhi. Indira fulfilled this condition and Mahatma Gandhi supported this marriage. After this Nehru gave permission for the marriage, but personally maintained distance from the event.

Why did Nehru not attend the wedding?

According to historians, Nehru had already opposed this marriage and circumstances did not give him a chance to back down. Apart from this, he was also in jail at that time due to the freedom movement, which further strengthens his absence. Ultimately he accepted the marriage, but did not attend the ceremony.

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