New Delhi: The scion of Gandhi family, Varun has been well versed with the ups and downs of a political journey since a very early age. At the age of 4 months he lost his father Sanjay Gandhi in a plane crash on January 23, 1980 and after four years on October 31, 1984, followed the death of his grandmother Indira Gandhi.
After attending the Rishi Valley School in the South, Varun pursued education in law and economics at the London School of Economics. He attained his masters from School of Oriental and African Studies in London.