Auction of Ghandi´s personal things
A set of artefacts that belong to big politician, philosopher and Indian idependence icon Mahatma Ghandi were sold on Thursday in auction house Antiquorum Auctioneers in New York.
Both leather sandals, typical round-rimmed glasses, a pocket watch, a bowl, a „thali“ plate offered by collector James Otis were auctioned for 1,8 million dollars.
This auction was accompanied with many complications. Indian government didn´t want to allow this auction because these artefacts are part of national wealth. Ghandi´s great-grandson even said, that the auction is „insult of Indies“ and one of the Indian ministers called it „stupid bussiness“. Many Indian inhabitants didn´t agree with this, too. They maintain an opinion, that a concept of auction isn´t in accordance with Ghandi´s philosophy, that refused dependence on material things and presents modest and simple life.
Inspite of that, the auction was implemented. Things bought Indian bussinessman Vijay Mallya, who planes to transport artefacts back to the Indies.
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