In response to a request from All India Radio, Sri Aurobindo gave a message to mark 15 August 1947, the day of India's independence. This message to his countrymen spoke of five dreams that he had worked for, and which he now saw on the way to fulfilment. The realisation of these dreams would mark the beginning of a new age, not only for India but for the entire world, "for the political, social, cultural and spiritual future of humanity".