[“And Then Gandhi Came” by Jawaharlal Nehru. After the First World War, India was passing through a period of poverty, unemployment, repression and hopelessness. British rule had created fear in the minds of the people, and they felt powerless to change their condition. At this critical time, Mahatma Gandhi entered Indian politics. Nehru compares his arrival to a current of fresh air, a beam of light and a whirlwind. Gandhi spoke the language o…