Gandhi's letter accusing son of rape up for auction in UK

“In remarkably good condition in spite of the fact that Gandhi tended to use the cheapest paper and materials for his correspondence, we believe that these letters have never before been seen publicly and therefore they provide a highly important primary source of information on Gandhi and the struggle for Indian independence,” the auction house said of this lot, which is expected to fetch between 60,000 pounds and 80,000 pounds.

Some of the other Gandhi-related lots to go under the hammer include portraits, signed postcards and a wooden ‘charkha' expected to fetch as much as 80,000 pounds.