What it difficult to translate Nehrus words?
No, no, not at all. For one thing, Nehru spoke in simple words. Gandhiji spoke in yet more simpler words. We had been translating Gandhiji’s prayer speeches regularly. I translated Nehru’s speech with great joy and read it with even greater joy. We have heard that Nehru had tears in his eyes when he made the speech. Those who assembled there also wept. Did you feel the same way when you read the speech in Tamil? It is true that all those assembled wept with joy. When Nehru himself cried while speaking, what about an ordinary news reader like me? But if I cried while I reading the news, the lines would have smeared. So, I controlled my emotions. I still cherish the moment, a moment that I will never experience again. Did the bulletin begin with “India is a free country,” or the regular, “This is All India Radio..? Though it was such an important occasion and formal announcements were not required, the listeners needed to know where the broadcast was coming from. So, the “All India Radio
