ABSTRACT
The 'Friends of India' argument insisted that Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the supreme living spokesman for the non-violent struggle living a life in conformity with his ideals. The record of the Nobel Institute shows that the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and pacifist, Ludwig Quidde, did not nominate Gandhi. In 1931, Gandhi not only attended the Second Round Table Conference, but also met several members of 'Friends of India', UK Gandhi's Christians followers saw in him a 'holy Christian'. In spite of a large number of proposals for the year 1938, Gandhi's name was not found on the 'shortlist'. O. Colbjornsen referred to the rationale given earlier by the 'Friends of India', Norway; and added a new argument in favour of Gandhi, namely, the relaxed political situation in the provincial governments is due to Gandhi's influence.
