Tryst with Destiny speech
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The "Tryst with Destiny" speech is Jawaharlal Nehru’s iconic address delivered at midnight on August 14–15, 1947, marking India’s independence and articulating its aspirations as a new nation.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical speech
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independence speech → political speech → |
| associatedEvent |
formal transfer of power ceremony in New Delhi
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| associatedPerson |
Lord Mountbatten
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| associatedWith |
Indian National Congress
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Indian independence movement → |
| audience |
members of the Constituent Assembly of India
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people of India → |
| author |
Jawaharlal Nehru
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| broadcastBy |
All India Radio
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| broadcastMedium |
radio
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| country |
India
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| date |
1947-08-15
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| dateTime |
1947-08-14T23:58:00+05:30
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| deliveredAt |
Constituent Assembly of India
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| deliveredBy |
Jawaharlal Nehru
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| famousLine |
A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new
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At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom → |
| genre |
oratory
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| historicalSignificance |
articulated vision for independent India
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one of the most celebrated speeches in Indian history → symbolic proclamation of India’s independence → |
| language |
English
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| legacy |
frequently quoted in discussions of Indian democracy and nation-building
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widely taught in Indian schools and universities → |
| location |
Constituent Assembly Hall, New Delhi
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| mentions |
ending poverty, ignorance, disease and inequality of opportunity
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freedom and power bring responsibility → peace and prosperity of the world → service of India → the common man of India → |
| occasion |
Indian independence
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Transfer of power from British rule to independent India → |
| openingWords |
Long years ago, we made a tryst with destiny
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| politicalContext |
end of British Raj
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partition of India → |
| recordingExists |
audio recording
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transcript → |
| subject |
India’s independence
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aspirations of a new nation → democracy and freedom in India → end of British colonial rule in India → national unity and integration → social and economic justice → |
| timePeriod |
midnight of 14–15 August 1947
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| titlePhrase |
Tryst with Destiny
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| tone |
optimistic
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solemn → |
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Jawaharlal Nehru
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Tryst with Destiny speech
("Tryst with Destiny")
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