Auction Date:2010 May 12 @ 10:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
ALS in Gujarati, on both sides of a 3.5 x 5.5 postcard, no date, but postmarked November 14, 1930. Letter to his friend Dr. Behram Navroji Khambatta. In full (translated): “I have received your letter. I have operated the ‘Jeevan Rentyo,’ and it works well. Gadiv is inspecting it now. Kaka is also quite comfortable using Jeevan Rentyo, but not so Aadiv. I am impressed by its simplicity and economy. But I still can’t decide why can’t you make use of milk in Bombay? Nothing needs to be done. Perhaps curd would be better than milk, if you don’t care about the taste.” Postmarks affecting a few letters of text, otherwise fine condition.
Six months earlier, on May 5, 1930, Gandhi was arrested just a few days before his planned raid on the Dharasana Salt Works as part of a civil disobedience movement in support of the Indian independence movement. His challenge to British authority had gained extensive newspaper and newsreel coverage, leading to the spiritual leader’s incarceration. However, his followers’ nonviolent opposition to Britain’s salt taxes continued in his absence, with more than 80,000 Indians jailed as a result. The campaign had a significant effect on the attitudes of British authorities toward Indian independence and caused large numbers of Indians to actively join the fight for the first time. Even from prison, Gandhi continued his struggle to do what was best for the Indian people, even if it involved a simple matter such as questioning, “Why can’t you make use of milk in Bombay? Nothing needs to be done.” Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.
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