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Amid Outcry, Gandhi’s Simple Things Sold for $1.8 Million

By A.G. Sulzberger and Sewell Chan Mar. 6, 2009

More than a decade ago, a Los Angeles filmmaker and peace activist named James Otis began collecting items that represented the ascetic lifestyle of Mohandas K. Gandhi. They were the simple belongings of a man who did not care for possessions: his steel-framed spectacles, a pair of sandals, a bowl, a plate and a pocket watch.

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