Some of the most priced but yet priceless possessions of the father of Indian nation, Mahatma Gandhi are all set to come back to India. These are the glasses he wore, the plate he used to eat, a tumbler and his blood count report from Lady Irwin hospital, New Delhi.
The items were under hammer as they were put on auction in the wee hours of today. Even after much protests from India and all across the world and the last minute pull out attempt by collector James Otis, the auction went on. There was also a Delhi High court stay on the auction. So, Indian g9vernment could not participate directly in the auction. It claims to have worked in close cooperation with Vijay Mallya, a leading industrialist and owner of the United Breweries group here. His was the highest bid of $ 1.8 million or Rs.9 crore. This has saved India's legacy. There are speculations that these will give donated free of cost to the Indian government.
There is a short waiting time for these items, for 1 week for the auctioneers to see whether there are any other claimants for these before they could be handed over to India.
My views: Why does the Indian government on the first place ignore such objects of national importance? Now that the legacy has been retrieved, they should try to declare these as items of national prode and heritage. The government should also try to make a list of all similar items that could have been looted from India in the past and make efforts to recover them.
We as people should see Gandhijis vision and the mission he accomplished to achieve his vision. It is not only through our thoughts, but also care for all the movable and immovable properties related to this great man, can we really claim really that we are following his footsteps.
Jai Hind !
The items were under hammer as they were put on auction in the wee hours of today. Even after much protests from India and all across the world and the last minute pull out attempt by collector James Otis, the auction went on. There was also a Delhi High court stay on the auction. So, Indian g9vernment could not participate directly in the auction. It claims to have worked in close cooperation with Vijay Mallya, a leading industrialist and owner of the United Breweries group here. His was the highest bid of $ 1.8 million or Rs.9 crore. This has saved India's legacy. There are speculations that these will give donated free of cost to the Indian government.
There is a short waiting time for these items, for 1 week for the auctioneers to see whether there are any other claimants for these before they could be handed over to India.
My views: Why does the Indian government on the first place ignore such objects of national importance? Now that the legacy has been retrieved, they should try to declare these as items of national prode and heritage. The government should also try to make a list of all similar items that could have been looted from India in the past and make efforts to recover them.
We as people should see Gandhijis vision and the mission he accomplished to achieve his vision. It is not only through our thoughts, but also care for all the movable and immovable properties related to this great man, can we really claim really that we are following his footsteps.
Jai Hind !
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