Mahatma Gandhi’s influence on Mauritius, the impressions of his personality and ideology and his familiarity with the problems of the life of the Indian Diaspora in Mauritius, as well as solving the problems of migrants could be seen during Gandhiji’s visit to Mauritius. When the Mahatma visited Mauritius in 1901 he did not get the opportunity to travel extensively in this country because the country was facing an epidemic of plague.. However, he did give the mantras of life, progress and freedom to the Indian immigrants. Mahatma Gandhi, addressing Indian migrant laborers highlighted two basic things; firstly, to educate their children and secondly to participate in the politics of the country; he added that only then the Indian migrants there would be able to get their rights and live in Mauritius. Gandhiji’s sharp vision saw what Mauritius needed. He sent Doctor Manilal to Mauritius who strengthened the Arya Samaj and awakened a new consciousness among the Indians. As a result, there was progress in Mauritius and spread of education.

Today, if Mauritius has been so advanced politically and economically education is the main reason of such progress. The famous writer Abhimanyu Anat has depicted Mahatma Gandhi in the novel ‘Gandhiji Bole Thay’. The novel ‘Gandhiji Bole Thay’ reflects basically the socio-economic milieu in which the Indian Diaspora built their fortunes by imbibing the messages given by Gandhiji during his visit to Mauritius. This paper is based on an analysis of this novel.