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Under the hammer: Items that belonged to Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi auction: Mahatma Gandhi's glasses and case up for auction.
Mahatma Gandhi's glasses and case, to be auctioned in New York today. His great-grandson Mohandas K Gandhi, launched a fundraising campaign to buy the collection and return it to India Photograph: Robert Atkinson/AP
Mahatma Gandhi auction: Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi outside 10 Downing Street, London in 1931.
Mahatma Gandhi outside No 10 Downing Street in November 1931. The Indian government refused a deal that would have stopped the auction of his personal items Photograph: Central Press/Getty Images
Mahatma Gandhi auction: An employee of Antiquorum Auctioneers stands with Mahatma Gandhi's items.
An employee of Antiquorum Auctioneers stands near some of the Gandhi items going on sale Photograph: Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images
Mahatma Gandhi auction: Mahatma Gandhi's plate and bowl at the auction house.
Mahatma Gandhi's plate and bowl Photograph: Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images
Mahatma Gandhi auction: Mahatma Gandhi's pocket watch up for auction.
Mahatma Gandhi's pocket watch, a 1910 Zenith sterling silver timepiece Photograph: Robert Atkinson/AP
Mahatma Gandhi auction: Mahatma Gandhi's sandals at the auction house.
Mahatma Gandhi's sandals Photograph: Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images
Mahatma Gandhi auction: Indian schoolchildren protest about the auction of Mahatma Gandhi's items.
Indian schoolchildren hold placards as they stage a protest in Amritsar to demand the return of the Gandhi items Photograph: Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images
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