Gandhi manuscript fetches Rs 16.2 crore at Saffronart, sets world auction record

Mahatma Gandhi’s handwritten note praising Anand T Hingorani’s efforts to collect and publish his writings, alongside a photograph of Gandhi writing.A thought for the day isn’t just a WhatsApp forward; it can be worth a fortune if it’s written in Bapu’s hand. On Wednesday, Mahatma Gandhi’s ‘A Thought of the Day’ sold for Rs 16.2 crore ($1.7 million) at a Saffronart auction, setting a world record for an Indian historical document.A Thought of the Day’, comprising 688 dated reflections handwritten by Mahatma Gandhi for Anand T Hingorani, sold for Rs 16.2 crore at a Saffronart auction. Written over 23 months, A Thought of the Day comprises 688 dated reflections by Gandhi for his confidant, disciple, and publisher, Anand T Hingorani. The manuscript, offered as lot 80, emerged as the highest-v