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Rajiv Gandhi's death anniversary: Former PM's rare pictures, number 10 is unmissable

Former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by the terrorist organisation Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Tamil Nadu in 1991.

Rajiv Gandhi was born in 1944

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Rajiv Gandhi was born in 1944

Rajiv Gandhi was born on August 20 in 1944 in Bombay. (Photo credits: Twitter/@RahulGandhi)

Rajiv Gandhi was just three when India got independence

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Rajiv Gandhi was just three when India got independence

Rajiv Gandhi was just three when India got independence and his grandfather, Jawaharlal Nehru, became the Prime Minister. (Photo credits: Twitter/@INCIndia)

Rajiv Gandhi reportedly spent his early childhood with his grandfather

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Rajiv Gandhi spent his early childhood with his grandfather

Rajiv Gandhi reportedly spent his early childhood with his grandfather Jawaharlal Nehru in the Teen Murti House in New Delhi. (Photo credits: Twitter/@RahulGandhi)

 

Rajiv Gandhi studied in Dehradun

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Rajiv Gandhi studied in Dehradun

Rajiv Gandhi briefly went to school at Welham Prep in Dehradun but soon moved to the residential Doon School. (Photo credits: Twitter/@RahulGandhi)

 

 

Rajiv Gandhi did a course in mechanical engineering

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Rajiv Gandhi did a course in mechanical engineering

Rajiv Gandhi then went to Trinity College in Cambridge and then to the Imperial College in London. He did a course in mechanical engineering. (Photo credits: Twitter/INCIndia)

 

Rajiv Gandhi met Sonia at Cambridge

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Rajiv Gandhi met Sonia at Cambridge

Rajiv Gandhi reportedly met Sonia Maino, an Italian who was studying English, at Cambridge. (Photo credits: Twitter)

 

Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia tied the knot in 1968

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Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia tied the knot in 1968

Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia were married in New Delhi in 1968. (Photo credits: Twitter)

Rajiv and Sonia have two children - Rahul and Priyanka

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Rajiv and Sonia have two children - Rahul and Priyanka

Rajiv and Sonia stayed at Indira Gandhi's residence in the national capital with their two children, Rahul and Priyanka. (Photo credits: Twitter/PriyankaGandhi)

Rajiv Gandhi with Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi

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Rajiv Gandhi with Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi

Rajiv Gandhi clicked with his wife Sonia Gandhi and daughter Priyanka Gandhi. (Photo credits: Twitter)

Rajiv Gandhi was also a pilot

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Rajiv Gandhi was also a pilot

On returning to India from England, Rajiv Gandhi passed the entrance examination to the Delhi Flying Club and obtained a commercial pilot’s license.

 

Subsequently, he became a pilot with a domestic national carrier. (Photo credits: Twitter/INCIndia)

 

Rajiv Gandhi took over charge of Congress in 1984

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Rajiv Gandhi took over charge of Congress in 1984

Rajiv Gandhi took over the charge of the Congress party in 1984 following the assassination of Indira Gandhi. (Photo credits: Twitter/Rahul Gandhi)

At 40, Rajiv Gandhi was youngest Prime Minister of India

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At 40, Rajiv Gandhi was youngest Prime Minister of India

At the age of 40, Rajiv Gandhi was the youngest Prime Minister of India. (Photo credits: Twitter)

While Indira Gandhi first became PM in 1966, Jawaharlal Nehru was 58 when he had become free India’s first PM

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While Indira Gandhi first became PM in 1966, Jawaharlal Nehru was 58 when he had become free India’s first PM

Rajiv Gandhi's mother, Indira Gandhi, was eight years older when she first became Prime Minister in 1966 and his grandfather, Jawaharlal Nehru, was 58 when he had become free India’s first Prime Minister. (Photo credits: Twitter)

Rajiv Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi

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Rajiv Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi

Rajiv Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi clicked together. (Photo credits: Twitter)

Rajiv Gandhi entered public life in 1983

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Rajiv Gandhi entered public life in 1983

Rajiv Gandhi entered public life in 1983 after the tragic death of his brother, Sanjay Gandhi, who died in a plane crash. (Photo credits: Twitter)

Rajiv Gandhi is hailed as the "Father of IT and Telecom Revolution" of India

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Rajiv Gandhi is hailed as the

Rajiv went on to receive the biggest mandate in the nation's history in the 1984 Lok Sabha Elections as a result of which the Congress party bagged a much higher proportion of the popular vote than in the preceding seven elections and captured a record 401 seats out of 508.

 

Rajiv Gandhi is hailed as the "Father of IT and Telecom Revolution" of India. (Photo credits: Twitter)

 

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