Mahatma Gandhi's prized documents on his controversial relationship with architect Hermann Kallenbach, which were bought by India for a whopping $1.28 million, will be on public display from Wednesday. The rich archive containing thousands of items related to Gandhi returned to India recently after the government bought it by signing a contract with London-based auctioneers Sotheby's. ...
03:58 AM, Jan 30, 2013
London/New Delhi: Mahatma Gandhi's prized documents and photographs, including those on his controversial relationship with architect Hermann Kallenbach, were saved from going under the hammer as India bought the treasure trove for a whopping $1.28 million. The archive, which belonged to Kallenbach, Gandhi's close friend and German Jewish bodybuilder, was to be auctioned at Sotheby's on Tuesday but it was cancelled after the back-channel talks by the Indian government with...
06:23 PM, Jul 10, 2012
London: The Indian government has signed a contract with auctioneers Sotheby's to purchase a large archive related to Mahatma Gandhi that was scheduled to go under the hammer on July 10. Since the contract has been signed, the auction will not be held next week, sources in the Indian government said on Friday. The archive contains thousands of letters, documents and photographs throwing light on the controversial relationship between Gandhi...
11:15 PM, Jul 06, 2012
London: The Indian government is likely to buy a large archive related to Mahatma Gandhi's time in South Africa, including many letters throwing light on his controversial relationship with architect Hermann Kallenbach, during an auction in London on July 10. According to auctioneers Sotheby's, the archive comprising letters, documents and photographs is expected to be auctioned for between 500,000 and 700,000 pounds. An unnamed highly placed Indian official told the...
09:10 PM, Jul 03, 2012
Nagpur: Union Law minister Veerappa Moily has ruled out Centre imposing a ban on the controversial book on Mahatma Gandhi by Joseph Lelyveld stating that the American author himself has denied writing anything adverse about the leader. Moily said it was the review of the book by the interpretors which led to sharp reactions all over the country on the alleged comments regarding Gandhi's sexuality. "There is no question of...
11:28 AM, Apr 04, 2011
New Delhi: Mahatma Gandhi, honoured as the father of the nation, may have been involved in a relationship with a German-Jewish architect and amateur bodybuilder Hermann Kallenbach, back in 1907. A new biography of Gandhi, called Great Soul - Mahatma Gandhi and his struggle with India, by a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, and former Executive Editor of the New York Times Joseph Lelyveld, that also discusses Gandhi's alleged racial attitude...
08:20 PM, Mar 29, 2011
