HarperCollins India has announced that it will publish Sonia Gandhi’s much anticipated memoir Belonging A Journey of Love in India on November 10 2026. The announcement brings an end to uncertainty over the Indian publication of the book after Penguin Random House India stepped away from the project.
Sonia Gandhi’s memoir has attracted considerable attention because of her long association with one of India’s most prominent political families and her role in the Congress party. The book is expected to provide a personal account of her life, her experiences in India and the events that shaped her public and political journey.
HarperCollins India described Belonging as one of the most anticipated political memoirs of its time. The publisher said the book is a dramatic and deeply personal story involving love, identity, duty and belonging. It also described the memoir as offering an insider’s view of India’s journey.
The decision by HarperCollins India comes shortly after Penguin Random House India confirmed that it would not publish the memoir in India. Earlier reports said the disagreement involved proposed editorial changes and deletions in a section of the manuscript. According to reports, Sonia Gandhi did not agree to the suggested changes, after which Penguin Random House India withdrew from the Indian publication arrangement.
The development created uncertainty about which publisher would handle the Indian edition. Several publishing houses were reportedly interested in taking over the project, with HarperCollins India emerging as the publisher for the Indian market. The new arrangement means that readers in India will be able to access the memoir through HarperCollins when it is released in November.
The book was initially announced internationally by Alfred A Knopf, the American publishing house that is part of Penguin Random House. Knopf announced the global publication date as November 10 2026. Reports on the original announcement said the first print run was planned at 100,000 copies.
Belonging is expected to cover important stages of Sonia Gandhi’s personal and public life. Born in Italy, she moved into the centre of Indian public life after her marriage to Rajiv Gandhi. Her experiences included her association with the Nehru Gandhi family, the deaths of Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, and her eventual entry into active politics.
The memoir is also expected to discuss her years in public life and her leadership of the Congress party. Its significance extends beyond a conventional political biography because it is presented as a personal account of experiences that shaped Sonia Gandhi’s understanding of family, responsibility, identity and India.
According to the description issued when the memoir was first announced, Sonia Gandhi intends to look beyond the public image surrounding her family and discuss the people and experiences behind that image. The book is also expected to reflect on the social and political changes she witnessed during her decades in India.
The change in Indian publisher has not affected the announced international release of the memoir. Alfred A Knopf remains associated with the international publication, while HarperCollins India will handle the Indian edition. The book is therefore expected to reach readers in India and other markets on the same November 10 publication date.
The publication of Belonging is likely to generate interest among political observers, historians, researchers and general readers because Sonia Gandhi has occupied an important position in Indian public life for several decades. Her memoir could provide readers with her own perspective on major personal and political developments that she experienced during this period.
The book is also expected to attract attention because of the circumstances surrounding its change of Indian publisher. However, reports about the disagreement between Sonia Gandhi and Penguin Random House India should be understood in the context of the publishing discussions and proposed editorial changes. The precise details of the negotiations have not been publicly disclosed in full.
With HarperCollins India now confirmed as the Indian publisher, the focus is expected to shift toward the book’s release, availability and contents. Further information about the Indian edition, including distribution and other publication details, is expected to be provided by the publisher closer to the release date.