Born in family of Mahatma Gandhi, she studied MA and served as an Indian Administrative Service officer before joining politics.
[3] She has studied MA in History with specialisation in Foreign Policy and Diplomacy of Modern World[4][1] from Women's College, Banaras Hindu University.
[1] She was an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and was a collector in Madhya Pradesh.
She was persuaded by Indira Gandhi to join the Indian National Congress (INC).
[6][7] She resigned from IAS in 1972 and was elected as a INC member of Rajya Sabha representing Gujarat.