Auction Of Gandhi Memorabilia

Antony Chittattukara, a 70-year-old antique collector from this Kerala town, had expected to make over Rs 500 million from the auction of Mahatma Gandhi's memorabilia. But the auction, held at Mullock's in London on Tuesday, fetched him only Rs 8.5 million.

Terming the auction of belongings of Mahatama Gandhi as unfortunate, Union Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said he was not in favour of sale of these precious items.

A 70-year-old retired school teacher has been waiting patiently for the outcome as his rare collection of Mahatma Gandhi memorabilia went under the hammer in London on Tuesday. He intends to use the proceeds to set up an antique museum. Speaking to Indo-Asian News Service (IANS), Antony Chittattukara said that since he does not have internet, he is...

A pinch of soil and blood-stained blades of grass from the place where Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in 1948 sold for 10,000 pounds at an auction in London today that also saw many other Gandhi memorabilia going under the hammer including his iconic round-rimmed glasses that fetched more than twice the estimated price. While the glasses sold fo...

Mahatma Gandhi's descendants have expressed regret over the forthcoming auction of a "clump of soil with drops of the Mahatma's blood collected from the site of his assassination" by the British auction house Mullock's. "The auctioning of the clump of soil with a few claimed drops of Mahatma Gandhi's blood sounds reprehensible...morbid. But if the...

A bronze statue of a seated Buddhist deity presented by Mahatma Gandhi to his Irish friend Emma Harker will go on sale on Tuesday.

Mahatma Gandhi gifted a bronze statue of a seated Buddhist deity to his Irish friend Emma Harker.

Antony Chittattukara, a 70-year-old antique collector from this Kerala town, had expected to make over Rs 500 million from the auction of Mahatma Gandhi's memorabilia. But the auction, held at Mullock's in London on Tuesday, fetched him only Rs 8.5 million.

Terming the auction of belongings of Mahatama Gandhi as unfortunate, Union Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said he was not in favour of sale of these precious items.

A 70-year-old retired school teacher has been waiting patiently for the outcome as his rare collection of Mahatma Gandhi memorabilia went under the hammer in London on Tuesday. He intends to use the proceeds to set up an antique museum. Speaking to Indo-Asian News Service (IANS), Antony Chittattukara said that since he does not have internet, he is...

A pinch of soil and blood-stained blades of grass from the place where Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in 1948 sold for 10,000 pounds at an auction in London today that also saw many other Gandhi memorabilia going under the hammer including his iconic round-rimmed glasses that fetched more than twice the estimated price. While the glasses sold fo...

Mahatma Gandhi's descendants have expressed regret over the forthcoming auction of a "clump of soil with drops of the Mahatma's blood collected from the site of his assassination" by the British auction house Mullock's. "The auctioning of the clump of soil with a few claimed drops of Mahatma Gandhi's blood sounds reprehensible...morbid. But if the...

A bronze statue of a seated Buddhist deity presented by Mahatma Gandhi to his Irish friend Emma Harker will go on sale on Tuesday.

Mahatma Gandhi gifted a bronze statue of a seated Buddhist deity to his Irish friend Emma Harker.