Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs Aquarius Letter Auction: There is a huge crowd of devotees for Mahakumbh 2025 in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. On Tuesday, 3.5 crore devotees took a dip of faith in the Sangam in the first Amrit Snan of Maha Kumbh. Laurene Powell Jobs, wife of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, has also arrived to participate in this grand event. Meanwhile, the letter written by her husband Steve Jobs to Kumbha 50 years ago is in discussion. This letter has been sold in the auction for Rs 4.32 crore.
Sent a letter to my childhood friend
Steve Jobs wrote a letter to Aquarius in 1974, before his 19th birthday. This handwritten letter reflects Steve Jobs’s interest in India and spirituality. In the letter he explained his feelings and plans to visit the Kumbh Mela in India. According to reports, he had sent this letter to his childhood friend Tim Brown.
bid hard at auction
When this 50-year-old letter written by Steve Jobs was auctioned, there was fierce competition among the bidders. This is the first letter written by Steve Jobs to be put up for auction. The bidder bought this letter with the highest bid of $500,312.50 (Rs 4.32 crore).
What did Steve Jobs write in the letter?
According to the report, in this letter Steve Jobs wrote, ‘I want to go to India for the Kumbh Mela starting in India in April, I will come sometime in March, although it is not decided yet…’ He finished his speech. Letter with the word ‘peace’. Which shows his spiritual inclination towards Hinduism. In it he wrote about his possible trip to India as well as its culture and teachings.
It was only in 1974 that he visited India and first of all he planned to visit Neem Karoli Baba’s Ashram in Uttarakhand and stayed at Kainchi Dham. At that time Steve Jobs spent 7 months in India and understood Indian culture closely.
Steve Jobs’ wife Lorraine Powell Jobs has also reached Mahakumbh 2025 organized in Prayagraj. This journey of Laurene Powell Jobs may have been inspired by her husband’s wishes. Known as ‘Kamala’ by her spiritual guru Swami Kailashananda Giri, Lauren has been practicing meditation, yoga and pranayama with the 40-member team.
