WI: Maharaja Gandhi (Gandhi the King of India)

Just another very imaginative WI scenario from GH...

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But what if Ghandi, instead of appealing to Indian poor to support his indepence movement of non-violence, instead first/only went to the Maharajas of India (the ruling noble classes)

They were the closest to the Brits, in terms of governing-interconnectedness and thus could be a strong place start a subterfuge against British rule.

Also, like Ghandi, the vast amount were British educated and spoke the kings English. Indeed, they would all respect his law degree credentials

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Would an Indian independence movement be successful spearhead by the royal houses in India?

Would India achieve independence faster?

Could Ghandi, and his family, receive Maharajas titles themselves?

What would a Maharaja lead India, post-independence look like?

My Thoughts: I think Gandhi would still achieve independence, in more bloodless way and he would be royally chosen as head of state of a unified Indian constitutional monarchy.
 
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Yuelang

Banned
why this sounds familiar...

Gandhi, King of the Indians.

Quick! Don't even let him have any kind of nuclear device, stop him before it's too late!!! Or he will bring the world down in a rain of Nuclear fire!!!
 
why this sounds familiar...

Gandhi, King of the Indians.

Quick! Don't even let him have any kind of nuclear device, stop him before it's too late!!! Or he will bring the world down in a rain of Nuclear fire!!!

Lol! Gandhi with Nuclear weapons does sound scary.
 
Lol! Gandhi with Nuclear weapons does sound scary.
It's a joke from Civilization. I forget which game, but someone once modded it that replaced Ghandi's Peaceful Personality with the warmongering personality of Genghis Khan. In Civ 4 and 5, they made him super militaristic and warmongering anyway, to the point where he has an 8/10 minimun and a 12/10 maximum chance of using nukes if he has them.
 
It's a joke from Civilization. I forget which game, but someone once modded it that replaced Ghandi's Peaceful Personality with the warmongering personality of Genghis Khan. In Civ 4 and 5, they made him super militaristic and warmongering anyway, to the point where he has an 8/10 minimun and a 12/10 maximum chance of using nukes if he has them.

I think in CIV 3 too if I remember correctly?
 

cpip

Gone Fishin'
It's a joke from Civilization. I forget which game, but someone once modded it that replaced Ghandi's Peaceful Personality with the warmongering personality of Genghis Khan. In Civ 4 and 5, they made him super militaristic and warmongering anyway, to the point where he has an 8/10 minimun and a 12/10 maximum chance of using nukes if he has them.

It's actually not a mod; it's an amusing bug from Civilization 1. I remember when it first happened to me as a bright young adolescent playing Civ and suddenly, "WAIT, PRESIDENT GANDHI JUST NUKED ME???"
 
My Thoughts: I think Gandhi would still achieve independence, in more bloodless way and he would be royally chosen as head of state of a unified Indian constitutional monarchy.

Nooooo. Gandhi was a consummate politician and he understood the power of harnessing the masses. He was filling a niche that was underdeveloped when he arrived in India.

Going for the Maharajahs; he'll just be more of the same type of Indian nationalist that was more elite-based. He certainly wouldn't have gained his OTL renown and he certainly would not have gained a crown!

Gandhi was also not the 'man in charge' of Indian independence and attributing it solely to him is wrong.
 
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