1946 | Dr. Sarojini Naidu’s Constituent Assembly Speech

Date: December 11, 1946

Location: Constituent Assembly of India

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Credits: Prasar Bharati Archives

This 10 minute audio clip from 11 December 1946 has Constituent Assembly Member, Sarojini Naidu congratulating Rajendra Prasad on his election as the Permanent Chairman of the Constituent Assembly. Her speech followed a series of congratulatory wishes from other Constituent Assembly Members.

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