The new spirit in India

"The New Spirit in India" by Henry Woodd Nevinson is a book that looks at India in the early 1900s, a time when big changes and problems were happening. It tells about what it was like living under British rule and how Indian people started wanting their own country. The story starts with Diwali in Poona, a bright festival overshadowed by a recent sickness that made many homes sad and empty. We meet important people like Mr. Gopal Krishna Gokhale, who was trying to make things better through a group called the "Servants of India Society." The book shows how families and communities were close, but also how British rule was causing anger and disagreement as the country headed for change.