8. Jawaharlal Nehru hoisted the Indian National Flag on August 15, 1947 at the Red Fort, Delhi. Being the first Prime Minister of India, he was also the first one to hoist the flag.
He took office as the Prime Minister of India on 15 August, and delivered his inaugural address titled "Tryst with Destiny". This speech is till date read with patriotism. The speech is as follows:
"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."