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{{quote|"Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this walked the earth in flesh and blood.|'''[[Albert Einstein]]'''}}▼
{{quote|"Christ gave us the goal, and Gandhi the tactics."|'''[[Martin Luther King Jr]]'''}}▼
▲{{quote|"Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this walked the earth in flesh and blood.|[[Albert Einstein]]}}
▲{{quote|"Christ gave us the goal, and Gandhi the tactics."|[[Martin Luther King Jr]]}}
[[Our Founder|The Father of India]], and arguably its most famous son.
'''Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi''' (''Mahatma'' is a Sanskrit title meaning 'Great Soul', and was given to him by the famous Indian writer Rabindranath Tagore) is synonymous with non-violent resistance and the Indian struggle for independence against [[The Raj|the British Empire.]] Gandhi pioneered the idea of civil disobedience and non-cooperation with authorities without resorting to violence, principles that would later go on to inspire Dr Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela.
The enduring image of Gandhi is of a little bald elderly Indian man with glasses, wrapped in a peasant's dhoti and leaning on a stick. Considering what he achieved, he may be a [[Real Life]] example of [[
Gandhi was born in October 1869 in the tiny coastal town of Porbandar in the Bombay Presidency (currently in the Indian State of Gujarat), the youngest child in the family. After his father died when Gandhi was fifteen, it was decided he would go to England to study law. He went three years later and in the course of finding a decent vegetarian restaurant, he would meet a group of intellectuals which included writer Henry Salt and Madame Blavatsky. It was in England that Gandhi first read the classic Indian text the ''[[Bhagavad Gita]]'', which would influence him for the rest of his life.
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Gandhi was assassinated in 1948 by Nathuram Godse, an extremist who held Gandhi responsible for certain concessions made by India to Pakistan. Today Gandhi is famous worldwide as a symbol of non-violence, and revered in India.
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* [[Actual Pacifist]]
* [[Against My Religion]]: Violence, obviously, as well as [[Celibate Hero|sex]] and eating meat, to him.
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* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Common criticisms of him nowadays have to do with his [[Old Shame|earlier views on race]] in South Africa, as well as his difficult relationship with his son. His quote about the Jews is often brought up [[It Makes Sense in Context|out of context]], too.
== Film ==
* ''[[UHF (film)|UHF]]'' gave him a [[Historical Badass Upgrade]], showing him beating up people and requesting steak at a restaurant.▼
* ''[[Clone High]]'': An animated show that depicted a high school full of the clones of famous individuals, with the Clone Gandhi portrayed as a hyperactive, irreverent complete opposite of his namesake. It caused an uproar in India, to the point where members of the Indian parliament were criticising it.▼
** "If there's one thing Mahatma Gandhi stands for it's revenge!"▼
▲* ''[[UHF]]'' gave him a [[Historical Badass Upgrade]], showing him beating up people and requesting steak at a restaurant.
* ''[[Gandhi]]'': The 1982 film that Sir Ben Kingsley won an Oscar for.
* "The Last Article" is a short story by [[Harry Turtledove]] depicting the interactions between Gandhi and the new German governor of India in an [[Alternate History]] in which the Nazis won [[World War II]].▼
* In every installment of the ''[[Civilization]]'' series Gandhi serves as India's leader - indeed, it was only in ''Civ IV'' that Asoka was added as a less contemporary option. [[Beware the Nice Ones|For whatever reason]] the programmers give Gandhi a bit of an obsession with [[Nuke'Em|nuclear weapons]]. "[[Memetic Mutation|Gandhi is a notorious liar and cheat! Deal with him carefully!]]" ▼
* The short subject ''[[Gandhi at the Bat]]'' is a [[Mockumentary]] about Gandhi secretly visiting [[Big Applesauce|Yankee Stadium]] in 1933 and pinch hitting for the New York Yankees.
* Was in [[Celebrity Deathmatch]] against [[Genghis Khan]].▼
== Literature ==
▲* "The Last Article" is a short story by [[Harry Turtledove]] depicting the interactions between Gandhi and the new German governor of India in an [[Alternate History]] in which the Nazis won [[World War II]].
== Video Games ==
▲* In every
== Western Animation ==
▲* ''[[Clone High]]'': An animated show that depicted a high school full of the clones of famous individuals, with the Clone Gandhi portrayed as a hyperactive, irreverent complete opposite of his namesake. It caused an uproar in India, to the point where members of the Indian parliament were
▲** "If there's one thing Mahatma Gandhi stands for it's revenge!"
▲* Was in ''[[Celebrity Deathmatch]]'' against [[Genghis Khan]].
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