At the stroke of the midnight hour, while the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.

Immediately prior to Independence

speech to the Indian Constituent Assembly, 14 August 1947 Listen

Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes

At the stroke of the midnight hour, while the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.

At the stroke of the midnight hour, while the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.

At the stroke of the midnight hour, while the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.

At the stroke of the midnight hour, while the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.