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    A play shows how textile workers of Mumbai were written out of the history and mythology of the city

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    Jyoti Bhatt: The Gandhian whose expressive artwork is an archive of India

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    In Kashmir, the cost of living with predators

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    US judge bars Trump administration from revoking Harvard’s ability to enrol international students

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Watch: Mahatma Gandhi’s spectacles sold for £260,000 (Rs 2.55 crore) at an auction in the UK

The spectacles were left at the office of East Bristol Auctions by a man whose uncle had received them from Mahatma Gandhi.

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Aug 23, 2020 · 02:51 pm
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The moment Gandhi's Glasses sell for £260,000 (apologies for poor quality) - an incredible result for a very special pair of spectacles. A true honour and a real thrill to be a part of something so special. pic.twitter.com/HY6QqeHFvN

— Andrew Stowe (@Auction_Andy) August 21, 2020

A pair of Mahatma Gandhi's glasses are set to be sold for an estimated £15,000 after being left "half hanging out of" an auction house's letterbox for a whole weekend.

More more video from Sky News, click here: https://t.co/Ck17jgJXXV pic.twitter.com/zEFN5UnNGz

— SkyNews (@SkyNews) August 9, 2020
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