A signed vintage photo of Mahatma Gandhi, walking alongside Madan Mohan Malaviya, was auctioned for $41,806 in the United States.
Signed in fountain pen, “M K Gandhi,” the rare photo was taken after the second session of India’s Round Table Conference in london in September 1931, according to Boston-based RR Auction.
As the delegate acting on behalf of the Indian National Congress, Gandhi attended the second session of the British-organised round table conference, a three-part conference series held in london from 1930 to 1932, with the aim of discussing the ongoing constitutional reforms in India, a media release said.
Malaviya, who had formerly been president of the Congress and played a significant role in the Gandhi-led non-cooperation movement, joined him as a representative advocating for a free India.