Documents handwritten by Mahatma Gandhi and connected to India’s history of independence sold for $1.69 million at an auction in Mumbai.
The more than 600 notes, written between 1944 and 1946, contain Gandhi’s views on life, truth, nonviolence and self-discipline.
Record price for Indian history
Auction house Saffronart announced that the sale price was the highest amount ever paid at auction for a document connected to Indian history.
The buyer’s identity was not disclosed. The handwritten notes will remain in India.
Gandhi’s influence
Mahatma Gandhi, one of the pioneers of the Satyagraha movement, which advocated pursuing social justice without violence, was remembered after his death as a figure who inspired advocates of individual freedom and civil rights around the world.