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  2. Tryst with Destiny - Wikipedia

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    The final episode of the 1984 series The Jewel in the Crown contains extracts of the speech.; The speech is referenced in the 1998 Hindi film Earth directed by Deepa Mehta.The film portrays the main characters listening to the speech over the radio, against the backdrop of the Hindu-Muslim riots following the Partition of India.

  3. List of speeches - Wikipedia

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    Not only did the speech address the issues of sexism and misogyny, but also those of racism and social class. 1973: Salvador Allende 's last speech addressing the country before his death during the September 11th, 1973 CIA-backed coup d'état in Chile.

  4. List of diglossic regions - Wikipedia

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    Partly because they are written in the Hindi alphabet (devanagari, strictly speaking an alpha-syllabary) as a dot beneath traditionally existing alphabets (ज़, फ़, ख़, ग़, क़ ), and the dot is omitted in casual writing, many Hindi speakers mistake them for the Sanskrit phonemes /dʒ/, /pʰ/, /kʰ/, /ɡ/ and /k/.

  5. Quit India speech - Wikipedia

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    In August 1942, Indian politician and social activist, Mahatma Gandhi, was a central figure to the Quit India campaign. [3] He was the leader of the Indian National Congress, [4] and the Quit India campaign was a national protest movement based on "satyagraha" (truthful request) [1] that called for an end to British colonial rule in India and the establishment of Indian sovereignty, [5 ...

  6. Speech - Wikipedia

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    Speech is the subject of study for linguistics, cognitive science, communication studies, psychology, computer science, speech pathology, otolaryngology, and acoustics. Speech compares with written language, [1] which may differ in its vocabulary, syntax, and phonetics from the spoken language, a situation called diglossia.

  7. Annihilation of Caste - Wikipedia

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    Annihilation of Caste is an undelivered speech written by B. R. Ambedkar in 1936. The speech was intended to be delivered at an anti-caste convention held in Lahore by Hindu reformers. However, upon reviewing the written speech, the conference organizers deemed it too controversial, and subsequently revoked Ambedkar's invitation to the conference.

  8. Muhammad Ali Jinnah's 11 August Speech - Wikipedia

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    Muhammad Ali Jinnah's 11 August Speech is a speech made by Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founding father of Pakistan and known as Quaid-e-Azam (Great Leader) to the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan. While Pakistan was created as a result of what could be described as " Indian Muslim nationalism ", [ 1 ] Jinnah was once an ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity .

  9. Allahabad Address - Wikipedia

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    The Allahabad Address (Urdu: خطبہ الہ آباد) was a speech by scholar, Sir Muhammad Iqbal, one of the best-known in Pakistani history. It was delivered by Iqbal during the 21st annual session of the All-India Muslim League, on the afternoon of Monday, 29 December 1930, at Allahabad in United Provinces (U. P.).