ON OFFER: Soil samples and blades of grass from the place in Delhi where the Mahatma was assassinated
Despite reservations that have been expressed about ethics and poor taste, a firm of UK auctioneers is going ahead with the sale of soil samples and blades of grass from the place in Delhi where Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated.
The sale is being organised by Mullock’s, specialist auctioneers and valuers, who say the sale will go ahead in the city of Ludlow on April 17. Included in the collection is a pair of Gandhiji’s spectacles, his Gujarati prayer book and some letters, including one which outlines his philosophy of life.
