On this day our first thoughts go to the architect of this freedom, the Father of our Nation [Gandhi], who, embodying the old spirit of India, held aloft the torch of freedom and lighted up the darkness that surrounded us.

• 在这个日子我们首先想到的是这一自由的缔造者，我们的国父(甘地)，他体现了印度的古老精神，高举自由的火炬，照亮了我们周围的黑暗。