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It is never wise to write off dynasties however, because admirers and advisers continue
to cling to a family, even if it fades for a time, imbuing it with an aura of importance in
the hope that it will gradually regain influence and eventually return to power. That is what
happened during the 1990s. Sonia Gandhi gradually emerged from the mourning and se-
clusion of a widow and eventually became the Congress party's leader, fulfilling her unex-
pected legacy as head of the family and re-establishing the dynasty with unexpected skill
and patient determination. At the same time, her two children, Rahul and Priyanka, grew
into potential future heirs, enhancing the dynasty's image of perpetuity.
Notes
JE, 'What can we do but vote for her son?'
Financial Times
, 21 December 1984
JE, 'Rajiv Plea to Shun Violence - Son named Prime Minister after assassination of
Indira Gandhi',
Financial Times
, 1 November 1984
flawed-legacy-25-years-after-her-death/
Sunil Khilnani, 'States of Emergency',
The New Republic
, 17 December 2001,
ht-
Kuldip Nayar,
Beyond the Lines
, p.169, Roli Books 2012,
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Ibid., p. 131.
Kuldip Nayar,
Beyond the Lines
, p.169, Roli Books 2012
Frank Moraes,
India Today
, p. 232, Macmillan, 1960: 'There is no question of Nehru's
attempting to create a dynasty of his own; it would be inconsistent with his character
p. 149, Macmillan 1969,
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