In his famous speech 'Tryst with Destiny' what pledge did Jawaharlal Nehru want to makers of the Indian Constitution to take?

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In his "Tryst with Destiny" speech, Jawaharlal Nehru wanted the makers of the Indian Constitution to commit themselves to the welfare of the Indian people. He wanted them to work towards ending poverty, ignorance, disease and inequality of opportunity in India, He asked them to work hard towards these goals and strive towards fulfilling Mahatma Gandhi's dream of wiping every tear from every eye.

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Read again the extracts from Nehru's speech “Tryst with Destiny” and answer the following:

(a) Why did Nehru use the expression “not wholly or in full measure” in the first sentence?

(b) What pledge did he want the makers of the Indian Constitution to take?

(c) “The ambition of the greatest man of our generation has been to wipe every tear from every eye”. Who was he referring to?

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