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"Tryst with Destiny" was an English-language speech by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, to the Indian Constituent Assembly in the Parliament House, on the eve of India's Independence, towards midnight on 14 August 1947. The speech spoke on the aspects that transcended Indian history.
On 15 August 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of free India, addressed the Constituent Assembly. In his famous speech, Tryst with Destiny, he declared the end of the colonial era and called on citizens to recognize the promise and opportunity of the moment: "Long years ago, we made a tryst with destiny.
— Tryst with Destiny speech, Jawaharlal Nehru, 15 August 1947 [25] The members of the Assembly formally took the pledge of being in the service of the country. A group of women, representing the women of India, formally presented the national flag to the assembly.
1947: Tryst with Destiny by Jawaharlal Nehru, given on the eve of Indian independence and concerning the country's history. 1948: The Light Has Gone Out of Our Lives by Jawaharlal Nehru, about the assassination of Mohandas K. Gandhi also known as Mahatma Gandhi. 1949: Four Points by U.S. President Harry Truman, setting his postwar goals.
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Nehru's speech "Tryst with Destiny" was rated by the British newspaper The Guardian to be among the great speeches of the 20th century. Ian Jack wrote in his introduction to the speech: Dressed in a golden silk jacket with a red rose in the buttonhole, Nehru rose to speak.
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Chicago Radio equipment was used for Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's 1947 "Tryst with Destiny" speech on India's first Independence Day. [1] After one speech Nehru wrote to the company to state that their "loudspeakers did the most excellent work and the arrangements were very much appreciated by all". [1]