In the year 1914 (28th July), First World War started and ended in 1918 (11th November). England, France Russia was on a side and Germany, Austria, Hungary and Turkey were on another side.
During the Non-cooperation Movement Gandhi appealed to everybody to adopt the policy of ‘progressive, non-violent, non-cooperation’ movement. It included the surrender of all titles and government posts. Gandhi himself surrendered the title of Kaiser-i-Hind.