THE PRIYANKA FILE

DATE OF BIRTH: January 12, 1972

EDUCATION: Studied at Modern School, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi till the assassination of her grandmother Indira Gandhi, after which she and Rahul were home tutored. Graduated in Psychology from Jesus and Mary College, DU

MARRIED: Childhood friend Robert Vadra (now 50), on February 18, 1997, in a Hindu ceremony

RESIDENCE: Stays at 35, Lodhi Estate, Delhi. and has two children—son Raihan (18) and daughter Miraya (16). Priyanka also has a house at Chharabra, 14 km from Shimla. The 3.5 bigha plot is located at a height of more than 8,000 feet

EARLY INFLUENCES: As a teen, was influenced by her grandmother and wanted to become a politician. Has taken her three decades to take the plunge. Has always been political counsellor to mother Sonia and brother Rahul and looks after their constituencies. Undertook her first political campaign in 1997, at age 27, for her mother

PRIVATE MOMENT: Regularly visits one room in the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, where the clothes, shoes and other items her father used are kept, and cleans them. In the one hour she spends in that room, nobody is allowed inside

FORGIVING SOUL: Visited Vellore jail on March 19, 2008, to meet Nalini Sriharan, arrested in 1991 for her role in Rajiv’s assassination. “It was my way of coming to peace with the violence and loss I’ve experienced,” she later said

RELIGIOUS INCLINATION: Believes in Buddhist philosophy and practices Vipassana

DOTING MUM: Never misses her children’s PTAs. Loves making cupcakes for them