At midnight on 14 August 1947, a crowd of eminent personalities of the country had gathered in the Central Hall of Parliament. India was just a few minutes away from independence. At exactly 11:55, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru stood up and began his speech. A few seconds after the end of his speech, the clock hands had reached 12 and the call for independence was being given in the Central Hall. There were tears in the eyes of everyone present there and people were hugging each other and congratulating each other.…
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