Our group which consisted of Wilson, Shabu, Carmen and I did a presentation on the analysis of Jawaharlal's famous 'A Tryst with Destiny' speech a couple of weeks ago.
The presentation went great, with no nerves and such- but we missed out a VERY KEY point. We did not explain the title of his speech. So, here it goes.
A 'Tryst' basically means a private rendezvous, a date or some sort between lovers. He used it in another context though. Instead it was about a rendezvous of India with her future destiny.
Why did he use the word 'tryst'?
According to its definition, it was about a private occasion, secretive. In contrary to the situation he delivered this speech in. However, it may also mean precious and meaningful as India has fought hard for a hundred years for that single tryst with destiny.
I have embed a video that is one of our main sources for analyzing his speech.
That video is pretty much explanatory.
The feedback and questions we had during the presentation were:
1. What if Jawaharlal spoke in Hindu, instead of English? Would it yield the same effect? Or even a better one?
Our answer was that, the people in India already had proper English education provided under the British rule over them over the stretch of 100 years. Therefore, it would not be a hassle for them to understand his speech. However, this speech was specially targeted toward the members of the Constituent Assembly, as well as the SAHIBS. (Sahibs are used to address European men that live in colonial India.)
Here's a link to our presentation.
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