Ghandi auction

Video: Drama at Gandhi auction

 

 
 Frenzy over New York auction of Gandhi items 
 

Despite Indian government objections, a handful of Mahatma Gandhi’s personal possessions have gone under the hammer in New York. In life, the Indian independence leader shunned the material world. But his meagre personal possessions 
have created a frenzy.

Al Jazeera’s Kristen Saloomey reports on the items that were bought for $1.8m by an Indian businessman.