I have always found Tryst with destiny (pdf version), the speech that Nehru made on August 15, 1947 very powerful. I am not exactly a fan of the man, but that speech was very moving. Poornam Viswanathan read the Tamil translation of Nehru's speech over AIR on that day.

Gandhi was in Noakhali. A year later, he would be dead. Perhaps, on this day, it is more appropriate to read the speech that Nehru made on that day (somehow, rereading this, I dont feel as overwhelmed as I thought I did in Class X; something has been lost or my memory has been playing tricks)

But anyway, happy independence day to everyone from my part of the world.