" Tryst with Destiny " was an English-language speech by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, to the Indian Constituent Assembly in the Parliament House, on the eve of India's Independence, towards midnight on 14 August 1947. The speech spoke on the aspects that transcended Indian history.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the countrymen in an 82-minute-long speech from the ramparts of Red Fort on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of India's independence. He talked about a number of issues and how the government is ready to deal with them all.