Reader Rants 'n' Raves

Damien Hirst thirst rakes in Pound70m at Sotheby's auctio

Monday saw global investment giant Lehmann Brothers file for bankruptcy, but by night there wasn't even a whiff of the credit crunch at Sotheby's in London where a staggering Pound70-odd million was spent in a matter of minutes to snap up the works of artist Damien Hirst whose works were recently exhibited in New Delhi to mixed reviews.10:00 AM on September 16