As Rahul Gandhi turns 53, a look at his life and politics: From the archives

Rahul Gandhi was born to Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi on June 19, 1970, in Delhi. (Express Archive)

He spent his initial years in the National capital of Delhi and Dehradun. (Express Archive)

Former PM Indira Gandhi with grandson Rahul, who turned 53 on Monday (Express Archive)

Indira Gandhi with her daughters-in-law Sonia Gandhi and Maneka Gandhi and grandchildren Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi at the Shanti Vana on May 5, 1981 on the occasion of Jawaharlal Nehru's death anniversary. (Express Archive)

Former PM Rajiv Gandhi is seen consoling his young son Rahul Gandhi at the funeral of Indira Gandhi. (Express Archive)

Gandhi pursued his undergraduate studies at St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi before moving to Harvard University in the United States of America. (Express Archive)

Rahul Gandhi is seen lighting the funeral pyre of his father Rajiv Gandhi at Shakti Sthal. (PTI/ Archive Photo)

In view of the security threats that followed the death of his father, he moved to Rollins College in Florida and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in 1994. (Express Archive)

Subsequently, Gandhi went on to pursue and complete his M.Phil from the Trinity College, Cambridge in the year 1995. (Express Archive)

After finishing higher education, Gandhi initiated his professional vocation with a management consulting firm in London, The Monitor Group. He later returned to India and established a technology outsourcing firm in Mumbai called Backops Services Private Ltd. (Express Archive)

In Picture, Rahul Gandhi is seen posing with the newly married couple, Robert Vadra and Priyanka Gandhi. (Express Archive)

Rahul Gandhi announced his entry into Indian politics in March 2004. (Express Archive)

He contested from his father’s constituency of Amethi. (Express Archive)

Later, Gandhi also took over the responsibilities of the the Indian Youth Congress and National Students’ Union of India. (Express Archive)

He was the second in command as the Vice president of the Indian National Congress in 2013. (Express Archive)

Rahul became the president of the Indian National Congress in 2017. He stepped down in 2019 following the party’s debacle in the Lok Sabha elections. (Express Archive)

In March this year, Rahul Gandhi’s membership of Parliament was cancelled following his conviction and sentencing by a local court in Surat. He was an MP from Wayanad. (Express Archive)