Question For The Day 16 Aug 06

Who Gave this Speech and When ???










Hints

1. Its not the Complete Speech.
2. IIT's

Answer for the Day 16 Aug 06

Well the Speech Was Given By Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru just Before India Achieved Freedom, ( 14 Aug 1947 )
The Text of the Speech is ::


Long years 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 history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age 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.""


FYI :: Regarding the controversy surrounding the Line " At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps ".
there are different versions but we have to keep in mind Mr Nehru was well travelled and definitely aware of the concept of Time Zones.
In all probability it was something of a Metaphor.