'Sinly yours': India displays rare Gandhi letters
- Published: 30 Jan 2013 at 18.44
- Online news: World
A rare collection of letters between Indian independence icon Mahatma Gandhi and a South African bodybuilder with whom he shared a close relationship went on display in New Delhi on Wednesday.
An Indian worker pays his respects to Mahatma Gandhi in Amritsar on January 30, 2013. A rare collection of letters between the Indian independence icon and a South African bodybuilder with whom he shared a close relationship have gone on display in New Delhi.
The bond between Gandhi and Hermann Kallenbach has been a subject of speculation and gossip for years owing to their closeness, with previously published correspondence suggesting they may have had a physical relationship.
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