Mahatma Gandhi article to be sold to India

Epicure · Jul 3rd, 2007, 18:18

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The draft of an article penned by Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi days before his 1948 assassination has been withdrawn from auction and will be sold to the Indian government.

View complete article from Yahoo here.

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PeakXV · Jul 5th, 2007, 07:16

Glad to hear that it is "going home". I wonder what the provenance of the paper was and how it ended up at Christie's?

Amyth · Jul 5th, 2007, 09:03

And the Indian Govt. paid an obscence amount of money, to get something what belonged here...wonder how much

shashank.aggarwal · Jul 5th, 2007, 11:04

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Originally Posted by Amyth

And the Indian Govt. paid an obscence amount of money, to get something what belonged here...wonder how much

I am not sure if govt paid something..anyhow it would have not ben obscene as its starting price was 12000 pounds.

And we cannot say it belonged here, it was written by Gandhi and was in a form of letter, not remember who it was addressed to..

Pradeep Nayak · Jul 5th, 2007, 11:22

What surprises me is how come the letters went to some private party in the first place?

Those letters were written by somebody who himself was a NearGod at that time - and the Indian National Congress as well as the Indian Government had all the responsibilities towards him.

How did they allow these letters then to pass onto some private party - that also not his family members?

I guess they had sold those letters in a big price at that time !!! Or may be they didn't cared for him after indipendence, when the tough task had been done and they were enjoying the days of power and politics.

Pradeep

capt_mahajan · Jul 5th, 2007, 11:25

To put things in perspective, Gandhi is reportred to have written thousands of letters every month.

His grandson was on TV proclaiming this bit a few days ago.

batistuta · Jul 5th, 2007, 11:33

I hope that the Indian Govt will not go out and Purchase all the letters that are out there. Can Put the money spent to better use Imho.

Pradeep Nayak · Jul 5th, 2007, 11:35

In that case why are they making a mountain of a mole hill now for a few letters when they say these were not his last letters?!

shashank.aggarwal · Jul 5th, 2007, 11:35

and moreover such letters from other world leaders ..to be auctioned is not a rarity..they are very common thing...

Lest take an example if any leader worth his name today say for eg. APJ Adbul Kalam writes a letter to you..so do you think that his supporters or government would be after you to acquire that letter..you will keep the letter with you and maybe your next generations sell them to collectors...

machadinha · Jul 5th, 2007, 11:41

According to the Reuters news article, it was a draft article written shortly before his assassination. There is no mention of letters. Which typically get sent away to others btw.

capt_mahajan · Jul 5th, 2007, 11:44

Oh, sorry.

The hoohaa in Indian media is about a letter reported here as up for auction, writen within a month of his assassination. (if my memory is not fading away too much

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machadinha · Jul 5th, 2007, 11:47

Oh, I haven't followed the news on it. Just that article in post #1

It mentions 19 days before he was shot yes. Looks like its contents were rather topical.

capt_mahajan · Jul 5th, 2007, 11:48

.. maybe not only the Indian media. See this BBC story

Gandhi letter to return to India

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6262288.stm

maybe theres a letter and an article? Don't really think so, this link seems to be talking of the same thing as the OP's link.

Amyth · Jul 5th, 2007, 11:50

Check this from BBC's desk, last updated on 2nd.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6262288.stm

Yes! Shashank, you're right!

machadinha · Jul 5th, 2007, 11:51

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Originally Posted by capt_mahajan

maybe theres a letter and an article?

Hm yes. Matter of semantics maybe. Meanwhile, that BBC article goes on to describe it as "part of the Albin Schram Collection of Autograph Letters, which goes on auction at Christies on Tuesday. It includes 570 lots of handwritten manuscripts by some of the most notable figures of European history in the last 800 years."

So I guess someone's been doing his/her collecting

Jul 5th, 2007, 07:16	#2
PeakXV Naan.tering Nabob Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Abode of Glooscap Posts: 3,982	Glad to hear that it is "going home". I wonder what the provenance of the paper was and how it ended up at Christie's? __________________ We shall not cease from exploration and at the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started ...and know the place for the first time. T.S. Eliot Don't go to India ~ Pre-trip Warnings & Misconceptions?

Jul 5th, 2007, 11:25	#6
capt_mahajan (in charge of navel affairs) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 9,593	To put things in perspective, Gandhi is reportred to have written thousands of letters every month. His grandson was on TV proclaiming this bit a few days ago. __________________ . Humpty Dumpty was pushed. How do you know when push comes to shove? Indiamike moderating team ..ich bin ein oneliner

Jul 5th, 2007, 11:41	#10
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 10,012	According to the Reuters news article, it was a draft article written shortly before his assassination. There is no mention of letters. Which typically get sent away to others btw. __________________ Reading tips, all picked up at IndiaMike : INDAX's A Comprehensive Guide To India / Dinoj Surendran's Desi Humor / ITHVC on Culture Shock & Travel Health / JetLag Travel Guides For the Undiscerning Traveller / India Travel Links

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Jul 5th, 2007, 09:03	#3
Amyth Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Paradise Posts: 383	And the Indian Govt. paid an obscence amount of money, to get something what belonged here...wonder how much

Jul 5th, 2007, 11:22	#5
Pradeep Nayak ilovehimalayas Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 57	What surprises me is how come the letters went to some private party in the first place? Those letters were written by somebody who himself was a NearGod at that time - and the Indian National Congress as well as the Indian Government had all the responsibilities towards him. How did they allow these letters then to pass onto some private party - that also not his family members? I guess they had sold those letters in a big price at that time !!! Or may be they didn't cared for him after indipendence, when the tough task had been done and they were enjoying the days of power and politics. Pradeep

Jul 5th, 2007, 11:33	#7
batistuta Neti-Neti Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,723	I hope that the Indian Govt will not go out and Purchase all the letters that are out there. Can Put the money spent to better use Imho.

Jul 5th, 2007, 11:35	#8
Pradeep Nayak ilovehimalayas Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 57	In that case why are they making a mountain of a mole hill now for a few letters when they say these were not his last letters?!

Jul 5th, 2007, 11:35	#9
shashank.aggarwal Mr. Badboy :D Join Date: May 2007 Location: ~ Dilli ~ Posts: 5,085	and moreover such letters from other world leaders ..to be auctioned is not a rarity..they are very common thing... Lest take an example if any leader worth his name today say for eg. APJ Adbul Kalam writes a letter to you..so do you think that his supporters or government would be after you to acquire that letter..you will keep the letter with you and maybe your next generations sell them to collectors...

Jul 5th, 2007, 11:44	#11
capt_mahajan (in charge of navel affairs) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 9,593	Oh, sorry. The hoohaa in Indian media is about a letter reported here as up for auction, writen within a month of his assassination. (if my memory is not fading away too much )

Jul 5th, 2007, 11:47	#12
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 10,012	Oh, I haven't followed the news on it. Just that article in post #1 It mentions 19 days before he was shot yes. Looks like its contents were rather topical.

Jul 5th, 2007, 11:48	#13
capt_mahajan (in charge of navel affairs) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 9,593	.. maybe not only the Indian media. See this BBC story Gandhi letter to return to India http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6262288.stm maybe theres a letter and an article? Don't really think so, this link seems to be talking of the same thing as the OP's link.

Jul 5th, 2007, 11:50	#14
Amyth Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Paradise Posts: 383	Check this from BBC's desk, last updated on 2nd. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6262288.stm Yes! Shashank, you're right!

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