Gandhi's memorabilia sold for $1.8 million

India's Father of Nation, Mahatma Gandhi's watch, steel-rimmed eyeglasses, sandals, results of his blood test from Irwin Hospital in New Delhi, a brass bowl and a platewhich are prized memorabilia were auctioned for $1.8 million at Antiquorum Auctioneers in New York, an auction house in New York City, on Thursday. The winning bid came from Tony Bedi, who said he was making the bid on behalf of Vijay Mallya, chairman of the United Breweries group and Kingfisher Airlines.
The items were put up for auction by James Otis, a documentary filmmaker and a self-proclaimed pacifist.
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