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Jairam Ramesh Highlights Nehru’s Hindustani Prelude to ‘Tryst With Destiny

The Congress MP cites archived text and audio to prompt a fresh look at the Independence-night remarks.

Overview

  • Ramesh said Jawaharlal Nehru spoke in Hindustani for about six minutes before delivering the English ‘Tryst with Destiny’ just before midnight on August 14–15, 1947.
  • He noted the Constituent Assembly met at 11 pm and that Nehru’s Hindustani remarks followed Dr. Rajendra Prasad’s address.
  • Ramesh posted a screenshot of the Hindustani text and a link to an audio recording on X, describing the passage as lyrical and deeply poetic.
  • Reports quote lines from the Hindustani prelude that mirror the themes of the later English address, including the pledge to redeem a long-made promise.
  • Coverage frames the material as drawn from existing Constituent Assembly records and a surviving recording, spurring renewed public and scholarly interest.