Gandhi’s personal effects to return home at $1.8m

Following days of brinkmanship between the vendor and the Indian authorities, the controversial saga of the auction of Mohandas Gandhi’s personal items reached a satisfactory conclusion when they were acquired for the Indian people by a wealthy businessman.

Gandhi's gold rim spectacles, a pair of worn leather sandals, an inexpensive pocket watch and a simp…

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