Gandhi now felt that his mission in
South Africa was over and he wanted to return to India.
At that time Gopal Krishna Gokhale
was in England. He wanted Gandhi to meet him in London before returning to
India. Gandhi promised to do so.
Gandhi announced his decision to
Kasturbai.
“You are going to London with me,
“he said. “ From England we will go back to India.”
Gandhi, with kasturbai and
kallenbach, sailed for England on July 18, 1914 .On August 4, two days before
he reached London, the First World War was declared.