I have living in India since 20 years, No one ever mentioned Nelson Mandela , the most common they ask about Abd villiers…
I’ve lived in Australia for 12 years, Austria for 3, USSR for 3, USA cumulatively for over 1, China for almost 1 year, Hong Kong for 6 months…. Never once did anyone mention Gandhi. The most common question was “Curry” - do you make/eat curry.