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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tryst with Destiny | 1 |
| Tryst with Destiny speech canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T167805 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tryst with Destiny speech Context triple: [Jawaharlal Nehru, knownFor, Tryst with Destiny speech]
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A.
Jana Gana Mana
Jana Gana Mana is the national anthem of India, a patriotic song originally composed in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore.
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B.
Quit India movement
The Quit India movement was a mass civil disobedience campaign launched in 1942 demanding an end to British colonial rule in India, led prominently by Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Congress.
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C.
Vande Mataram
Vande Mataram is a patriotic song in Sanskritized Bengali that became a powerful symbol of India's freedom movement and is honored as the country's national song.
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D.
Indian Independence Act 1947
The Indian Independence Act 1947 was a landmark Act of the British Parliament that ended colonial rule in the Indian subcontinent by creating the independent dominions of India and Pakistan.
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E.
Gandhi–Irwin Pact
The Gandhi–Irwin Pact was a 1931 political agreement between Mahatma Gandhi and Viceroy Lord Irwin that temporarily ended the Civil Disobedience Movement and paved the way for Indian participation in the Second Round Table Conference.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tryst with Destiny speech Target entity description: 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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A.
Jana Gana Mana
Jana Gana Mana is the national anthem of India, a patriotic song originally composed in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore.
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B.
Quit India movement
The Quit India movement was a mass civil disobedience campaign launched in 1942 demanding an end to British colonial rule in India, led prominently by Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Congress.
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C.
Vande Mataram
Vande Mataram is a patriotic song in Sanskritized Bengali that became a powerful symbol of India's freedom movement and is honored as the country's national song.
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D.
Indian Independence Act 1947
The Indian Independence Act 1947 was a landmark Act of the British Parliament that ended colonial rule in the Indian subcontinent by creating the independent dominions of India and Pakistan.
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E.
Gandhi–Irwin Pact
The Gandhi–Irwin Pact was a 1931 political agreement between Mahatma Gandhi and Viceroy Lord Irwin that temporarily ended the Civil Disobedience Movement and paved the way for Indian participation in the Second Round Table Conference.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical speech
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independence speech ⓘ political speech ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | formal transfer of power ceremony in New Delhi ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Lord Louis Mountbatten
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surface form:
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
ⓘ
people of India ⓘ |
| author | Jawaharlal Nehru ⓘ |
| broadcastBy | All India Radio ⓘ |
| broadcastMedium | radio ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| date | 1947-08-15 ⓘ |
| dateTime | 1947-08-14T23:58:00+05:30 ⓘ |
| deliveredAt | Constituent Assembly of India ⓘ |
| deliveredBy | Jawaharlal Nehru ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| legacy |
frequently quoted in discussions of Indian democracy and nation-building
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widely taught in Indian schools and universities ⓘ |
| location |
Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House)
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surface form:
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 ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| titlePhrase |
Tryst with Destiny speech
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Tryst with Destiny
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| tone |
optimistic
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solemn ⓘ |
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Subject: Tryst with Destiny speech Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Tryst with Destiny