Jawaharlal Nehru’s extempore ... there is darkness everywhere” is justifiably famous and well-known. Play But Nehru made an even greater speech in the Constituent Assembly three days later ...

Here are excerpts famous I-day speeches from Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi India is all set to celebrate its 74th ...