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Gandhian ideals like Ahinsa(non-violence), Satyagraha (insistence of truth) and non-violent ways of struggle like boycott of English things and life style have had a tremendous impact on the political movements of the world. Even the life of Mahatma Gandhi was quite impressive, his saint-like austerity, limited needs that have instilled a new sense of pride and purpose for Indians and foreigners. The paper attempts to trace Gandhian influence on Indian Writing in English. Gandhi and his philosophy was unavoidable and inescapable for the Indian and foreign writers, philosophers and scholars. The paper is a sincere attempt to know Gandhi�s influence on Indian literature in English. Mahatma Gandhi bears the permanent stamp on Indian life and literature. His ideology or �ism� is his principles of his life. In few words I would now try to focus on the principles which Gandhi has followed in his life. These are Satya (Truth), Ahinsa (Non-violence), Vishvashanti (World peace), Asahakar (Non-cooperation). Weaving these principles in his life he practically implemented in his life. These words might seem very simple to pronounce, but are equally hard to keep or follow. There are number of literary works that are influenced by the Gandhian life and Gandhian philosophy. The present paper briefly discusses some of the important novels that reflect Gandhian life and philosophy.