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Watch: Mahatma Gandhi’s spectacles sold for £260,000 (Rs 2.55 crore) at an auction in the UK

The spectacles were left at the office of East Bristol Auctions by a man whose uncle had received them from Mahatma Gandhi.

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Aug 23, 2020 · 02:51 pm
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