In her new memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, Sonia Gandhi recounts the tragic loss of her first child, a premature baby boy born in January 1969. Initially overjoyed at the pregnancy, the family was devastated when the newborn passed away two months before his due date. The baby was buried at Feroze Gandhi's farmhouse in Mehrauli, after Sonia refused to allow him to be thrown into a river as per Hindu tradition. Indira Gandhi, who was away on tour, returned to the hospital upon hearing the news, expressing her sorrow and regret at missing the birth of her grandchild. The loss left Sonia feeling depressed and struggling with feelings of inadequacy and guilt, compounded by a right-wing opposition newspaper's cruel comment about the baby's legitimacy. Sonia became pregnant again in October 1969 and gave birth to her second child, Rahul Gandhi, in June 1970.