Found this picture quite by accident and thought it was incredibly cute! I usually enjoy looking at pictures of famous people in their younger days, and this one especially melted my heart.
@lena: the guy is Rajiv Gandhi, former prime minister of india (third in a generation of prime ministers of india from the same family) and his italian wife Sonia. Rajiv was assassinated by a human bomb, and his wife today leads the political party that heads the Indian government.
Hi there,my first time here..and I am surely coming back! This is such a cute pic..my favorite leader..my favorite famous couple..So sad to think of the way he died .And if I am not wrong,that was one of the rare times when Sonia wasn't accompanying him.
Vinesh :::::I agree it was sad.U will not beleive when ever I used to cross Kathiparai Junction near Guindy or when I am caught in the famous traffic Jam I invariably notice RG 'S poster near the signal(oUR Political Heros change the poster every week).he was a charismatic person and his image could have lifted Globalised India in a much bigger way than it is today.Today leaders need Skills and charisma ..Do u agree...?
I came across your blog and this picture while blog hopping and I think it is a beautiful picture of 2 people in love and just enjoying the simple pleasures of life. Oh to be young and carefree. Although I think there might have been body guards for Rajiv at least they are not visible here. Thank you for sharing this picture
new here... this pic. is just so lovely. I especially like Sonia here. How carefree she looks... slurping an icecream with Rajiv right beside her. And black and white photo always does something to my heart. Beautiful....
Very sweet!
ReplyDeleteCute pic :) My fav celebrity!
ReplyDeletewow!
ReplyDeletefor a sec there i din realise who that was!
he is so damn handsome!!
*goin all ga-ga*
a very cute pic..
btw i like ur blog!
nice pic from old days.. :)
ReplyDeletehey, i also like your blog, though you dont seem to be blogging frequently..
ReplyDeleteand ehh... i have no idea who the people are but i guess i have all the rights not to know, right? ;)
That's just like the man, down to earth(roadside)!
ReplyDeleteNice blog.
awww...what a lovely couple...btw,I think this was near India gate...
ReplyDeleteIt so unfair the way he died...:(
@orange fronkey: hey, haven't seen you in a while :-)
ReplyDelete@ponnarasi kothandaraman: who? rajiv or sonia? :-)
@anonme: haha, he was pretty popular with the women! glad you like this blog, anonme :-)
@--xh--: isn't it? :-)
ReplyDelete@lena: the guy is Rajiv Gandhi, former prime minister of india (third in a generation of prime ministers of india from the same family) and his italian wife Sonia. Rajiv was assassinated by a human bomb, and his wife today leads the political party that heads the Indian government.
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@kumar: can't believe how casually they are eating icecream from a roadside vendor :-)
ReplyDelete@thinking aloud: a lot of people including myself can never get over the way he was killed.
so cute to see them in happier days! :'-)
A candid photograph. How beautiful !
ReplyDeleteHad 'Dhanu' (the human bomb that killed Rajiv Gandhi) seen this photo, she wouldn't have had the heart to indulge in such an insane act.
Hi there,my first time here..and I am surely coming back!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a cute pic..my favorite leader..my favorite famous couple..So sad to think of the way he died .And if I am not wrong,that was one of the rare times when Sonia wasn't accompanying him.
hello,
ReplyDeletefirst time visitor... just dropping in a line to say "me likes thy blog" and LOVE this pic! :)
ilam vaysailaya settaiya pathiya payanukku-:)
ReplyDeleteHey ,nice one.Where did yu find this?
ReplyDeleteya thats a kwality cute picture ;)
ReplyDeletedont kill me but doesnt rajiv look a lil like mr.bean in this?
ReplyDeletesonia is a total 70s girl...
Really cute buddy :) first time seeing there young picture, cool rajiv and sonia.
ReplyDeletehi! first timer here! nice blog... loved the way you come up with something interesting in every post. :)
ReplyDeleteya, the pic is asbalootly cute! :)
@guru: i don't think criminals like that soften so easily, buddy!
ReplyDelete@trishna: you are right - one of those rare times..:-(
thanks for dropping by! :-)
@rayshma: thanks, rayshma :-)
@karthik: but mudivu ivvaLavu kodumaya irukkumnu yaarume nenaichirukka maattaanga :-(
ReplyDelete@sudhakar: i think it was the outlook or times of india archives online...quite by accident I found it
@balaji: :-) yup, that's right!
@tys on ice: haha, now that you mention it..... :-) sonia's cute.. like an old french actress aint she :-)
ReplyDelete@jeevan: :-)
@priyaiyer: thank you :-) see you around soon..
Oh sonia looks really pretty... And ofcourse Rajiiv's yumm!
ReplyDeleteCha paavam le?
Very nice... What destiny had for this sweet couple is indeed part of history.
ReplyDeleteOMG!!! The couple is looking too sweetoooooooooo.
ReplyDeleteThanx for sharing this photograph wid us..............
Vinesh :::::I agree it was sad.U will not beleive when ever I used to cross Kathiparai Junction near Guindy or when I am caught in the famous traffic Jam I invariably notice RG 'S poster near the signal(oUR Political Heros change the poster every week).he was a charismatic person and his image could have lifted Globalised India in a much bigger way than it is today.Today leaders need Skills and charisma ..Do u agree...?
ReplyDelete@curious: hmm.. yes :-(
ReplyDelete@jo: would have been good had he been alive, and to compare a pic of them in old age with this one taken in their younger days..
@sandhya: glad you liked :-)
ReplyDelete@karthik: now whether he has it or not, rahul gandhi is going to be the "inheritor" of the legacy :-)
I guess those ice creams with him kinda paid off didnt it:) Look! Whose ghost running the homelands now!:(
ReplyDeleteWas it vannila flavour, they were eating? Upna hero knows where the real taste of India is.
ReplyDeleteDestination Infinity.
once upon a time in errr india or italy?
ReplyDeleteawww! cho chweet! they look really nice licking on icecream cones!
ReplyDeleteCute pic..no doubt your heart melth like the ice cream they are having a go at !!
ReplyDeleteWish you a Happy New Year
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@ziah: ouch!
ReplyDelete@destination infinity: that's a wicked one :-)
@kausikram krishnasayee: haha! but seriously, i think this is near India Gate.
Awesome One Man.
ReplyDeleteThey both look so good... sort of perfect for each other.
ReplyDelete@inoruvan: thanks for dropping by, buddy :-)
ReplyDelete@viewer: don't they? :-)
Cutest couple i have ever seen :)
ReplyDeleteHey thats so awesome.....Seeing the topic and the pic I didnt really get you...until I read the lines below...so cuteee....:)
ReplyDeleteOh wow..a delight to watch this
ReplyDeleteso romantic...!
Thanks for sharing..
I came across your blog and this picture while blog hopping and I think it is a beautiful picture of 2 people in love and just enjoying the simple pleasures of life. Oh to be young and carefree. Although I think there might have been body guards for Rajiv at least they are not visible here.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this picture
new here...
ReplyDeletethis pic. is just so lovely. I especially like Sonia here. How carefree she looks... slurping an icecream with Rajiv right beside her. And black and white photo always does something to my heart. Beautiful....