New Delhi: Rajiv Gandhi, despite being reluctant towards politics, turned out to be a capable successor of his mother Indira Gandhi and ushered in the computer revolution in India. Rajiv with General Zia-ul-Haq. Rajiv Gandhi was born on August 20th, 1944.Rajiv with veteran playback singer Lata Mangeshkar.Hailing from the first pilitical family of India, the Nehru-Gandhi family, Rajiv was sent to London to pursue studies where he met Sonia, the girl of his dreams. Rajiv in a typical Brahmin avatar.After marrying her, Rajiv settled down in India and was leading a happy family life away from the glare of media and political affairs. Rajiv while praying.He was working as a pilot in Indian Airlines. But this peaceful life only lasted until Rajiv's mother Indira was assassinated on October 31, 1994. Rajiv in some deep thought process. After her assassination, the same day Rajiv Gandhi was sworn in India's prime minister. Rajiv with Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee, Anatoly Dobrynin.Under his leadership, the Congress created history by scoring a landslide win of more than 400 Lok Sabha seats in the 1984 elections because of a huge sympathy wave after Indira Gandhi's assassination. Rajiv with wife Sonia and kids. Rajiv Gandhi faced the onslaught of Opposition because of Bofors scam in 1986. Rajiv in his pilot uniform. In the 1989 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress was thrown out of power and V P Singh led the United Front to power. Rajiv with family.On May 21, 1991, Rajiv Gandhi, during an election campaign in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu was killed by a female LTTE suicide bomber Dhanu, leaving behind his two kids Rahul and Priyanka and sobbing wife Sonia. Rajiv with wife Sonia. Here we give you some less seen pictures from Rajiv's life and times: Rajiv interacting with school children. Rajiv during a campaign. Rajiv in a flight. Rajiv with President Pranab Mukherjee. Rajiv with his beautiful wife Sonia. Rajiv with Janta Party president Subramanian Swamy. Young Rajiv with grandfather Nehru and mother Indira. Rajiv with wife Sonia. Rajiv with mother Indira and younger brother Sanjay. Rajiv with legendary cricket players, Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shashtri. Rajiv with wife Sonia and two kids, Rahul and Priyanka. Rajiv during a campaign. Rajiv with NTR. Rajiv with son Rahul during a campaign. Rajiv with his son Rahul during a Marathon. Rajiv with his family. Rajiv with mother Indira. Rajiv with Mamta Banerjee. Rajiv with Sonia and former British Prime Minister Margret Thatcher. Rajiv with Mother Teressa. Rajiv at a statue memorial. Rajiv with former president Pratibha Patil. Rajiv during an election campaign. Rajiv de-boarding a flight with his wife Sonia. Rajiv as a kid with his grandfather Jawaharlal Nehru, younger brother Sanjay and mother Indira.
