Oral history

Long year 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. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, india will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in the  history ,  when an ages 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.