--- title: "When was the My Years with Rajiv and Sonia written?" description: "When was the My Years with Rajiv and Sonia written?" author: "Pradeep Agnihotri" published: 2018-08-27 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48509/when-was-the-my-years-with-rajiv-and-sonia-written category: "books & novels" tags: ["books and literature"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # When was the My Years with Rajiv and Sonia written? When was the My [Years with Rajiv](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48550/who-is-the-writer-of-the-my-years-with-rajiv-and-sonia) and Sonia written?\ \ ## Answers ### Answer by Harshal Vispute An insider's **authoritative**, **interesting**, and **entertaining** **account** reveals undiscovered elements of two of **India's** prominent people while also portraying recent events as they transpired. \ **[Rajiv Gandhi](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48555/when-was-the-assassination-of-rajiv-gandhi-an-inside-job-written)** was a hesitant politician who entered the political arena. When **[Rajiv Gandhi](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48555/when-was-the-assassination-of-rajiv-gandhi-an-inside-job-written)** (who had replaced **[Indira Gandhi](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48546/when-was-the-dramatic-decade-the-indira-gandhi-years-written)**, his mother, as **Prime Minister** following her assassination) invited him to take over as **Union Home Secretary in January 1985**, the author came to know him. \ In that position, the author collaborated closely with **[Rajiv Gandhi](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48555/when-was-the-assassination-of-rajiv-gandhi-an-inside-job-written)**, who faced a number of critical challenges, including **terrorism** and the separatist movement in **Punjab**, as well as a simmering insurgency in **Mizoram**. \ Pradhan acted as a close assistant to **[Rajiv Gandhi](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48555/when-was-the-assassination-of-rajiv-gandhi-an-inside-job-written)** during his last election campaign in **April-May 1991**, after quitting as home secretary. The author discusses his crucial involvement in **P.V. Narasimha Rao's** elevation as Prime Minister in late **June 1991**, following **[Rajiv Gandhi's](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48555/when-was-the-assassination-of-rajiv-gandhi-an-inside-job-written) violent killing (on May 21, 1991)**. Pradhan has a reasonable question about whether the assassination might have been avoided based on certain data. \ The author was linked with **Sonia Gandhi** and her career in the late **1990s** and subsequently. In the early years of her political career, he was a huge help to her. He was also on her side when, as the new **Congress president** in **1999**, she was confronted with an open revolt by a group of shrewd, hardline, and ambitious senior MPs. He examines how **Sonia Gandhi** has grown into a strong force to be reckoned with over the years. \ **R.D. Pradhan** offers recollections, experiences, and situations that shed light on major events and prominent political figures like **Pranab Mukherjee, Dr. Manmohan Singh, Sharad Pawar, Arjun Singh, and Arun Nehru** in this autobiographical narrative. \ **Hay House India is the book's publisher, and the book's release date is January 1, 2015.** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48509/when-was-the-my-years-with-rajiv-and-sonia-written Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.