The country that had control of India when Gandhi was born is/was Britain. Hope this helped, have a good day :)
answer: for sandwich its a proposition, because conjunctions are just a transition word, and interjections are very similar to conjunction
B: Set the mood for the scene that follows.
The author is obviously trying to set something up to happen here, most likely the entrance of another character and/or some dialogue. It would't make sense for there to bee any foreshadowing with such a warm atmosphere, and the author is describing the setting, not the characters.
