Mohandas Gandhi was a major Indian political and spiritual leader.
The renegade Time Lord Rollo once claimed that Gandhi had "learn[ed] pacifism from him". (GAME: "Player Characters" [+]Part of The Iytean Menace, Loading...{"namedpart":"Player Characters","1":"The Iytean Menace (game)"})
In 1946 the Mahatma gave an address to Hindu and Muslim clerics, which was also attended by Fu Manchu's son and Bernard Bresslaw. (PROSE: The Beasthouse [+]Loading...["The Beasthouse (short story)"])
The Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble met Gandhi in Calcutta in 1947. He was soon assassinated — shot in the heart — on 30 January 1948. His last words were "Hey Rama" — "Oh God". (PROSE: Ghosts of India [+]Loading...["Ghosts of India (novel)"])
According to the Twelfth Doctor, Clara Oswald once had an argument with Gandhi. (TV: Under the Lake [+]Loading...["Under the Lake (TV story)"])
His waxwork likeness was included in a display at Madame Tussauds of famous historical figures. (TV: Spearhead from Space [+]Loading...["Spearhead from Space (TV story)"]) An image of Gandhi was projected by the Atraxi during their meeting with the Eleventh Doctor. (TV: The Eleventh Hour [+]Loading...["The Eleventh Hour (TV story)"])
Gandhi was the subject of a film which Donna had seen. She believed that he looked just like he did in the film. (PROSE: Ghosts of India [+]Loading...["Ghosts of India (novel)"])
Behind the scenes
Gandhi was played by Sam Dastor in the film Jinnah.