We rejoice in that freedom, even though clouds surround us, and many of our people are sorrow-stricken and difficult problems encompass us. May the star never set and that hope never be betrayed! A new star rises, the star of freedom in the east, a new hope comes into being, a vision long cherished materialises. It is a fateful moment for us in India, for all Asia and for the world.
#NEHRU SPEECH AT THE STROKE OF MIDNIGHT FREE#
We have to build the noble mansion of free India where all her children may dwell. This is no time for petty and destructive criticism, no time for ill will or blaming others. Peace has been said to be indivisible so is freedom, so is prosperity now, and so also is disaster in this one world that can no longer be split into isolated fragments. THE FAMILY: Jawaharlal Nehru with his parents, wife and daughter. Nevertheless, the past is over and it is the future that beckons to us now. Before the birth of freedom we have endured all the pains of labour and our hearts are heavy with the memory of this sorrow. The responsibility rests upon this assembly, a sovereign body representing the sovereign people of India. It is fitting that at this solemn moment we take the pledge of dedication to the service of India and her people and to the still larger cause of humanity.įreedom and power bring responsibility. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.
#NEHRU SPEECH AT THE STROKE OF MIDNIGHT FULL#
Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. It captures the essence of the triumphant culmination of the largely non-violent Indian independence struggle against the British Empire in India.Įxcerpts from the Tryst with Destiny speech: This speech is a landmark oration and is considered one of the greatest speeches of the 20th century. Although originally delivered in English, there was a Hindi version recorded, that was broadcast on All India Radio.Towards midnight on August 15, 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India delivered a speech to the Indian Constituent Assembly in Parliament.
Today's Google Doodle commemorates the speech by showing Nehru at the constituent assembly, delivering the speech. Nehru's speech was interrupted frequently with loud applause from an enthusiastic applause from the Indian Constituent Assembly. At the start of the speech, when Nehru says the pledge is not redeemed wholly or in full measure, he is referring to the partition of India. While the speech is optimistic about the future of India, it was given against the backdrop of communal tensions and the partition. The speech is considered one of the greatest speeches of the 20th century. The speech is commonly referred to as the "Tryst with Destiny" speech. That is the start of the historic speech that Jawaharlal Nehru at parliament house, towards midnight on August 14, 1947. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance. It is fitting that at this solemn moment we take the pledge of dedication to the service of India and her people and to the still larger cause of humanity with some pride." At the stroke of today's midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. "Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now that time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially.
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