A pair of eyeglasses that are believed to have once belonged to Gandhi are being auctioned, decades after the independence leader gave them as an impromptu gift. Photo: AP
A "rare and important" pair of iconic glasses worn by Indian independence hero Mahatma Gandhi look set to sell for tens of thousands of pounds after a British auction house put them up for sale on Monday.
The gold-plated spectacles were stuffed through the letterbox of East Bristol Auctions in southwest England last Friday, with a letter attached saying,"these glasses belonged to Gandhi, give me a call," auctioneer Andrew Stowe told Sky News.
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