History of the Indian National Flag

Written by Shubham

Unofficial flag of India in 1906

01.

In 1906, during the Swadeshi and Boycott struggle, a flag of India was  hoisted for the first time in the Parsee Bagan Square in Calcutta  (present-day Kolkata).

The Berlin committee flag, first raised by Bhikaiji Cama in 1907

02.

In 1907, a similar flag with slight modifications was raised by Madam Bhikaji Cama in Paris.

The flag used during the Home Rule movement in 1917

03.

In 1917, as a part of the Home Rule Movement, Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak hoisted another flag.

The flag unofficially adopted in 1921

04.

An Andhra teenager, Pingali Venkaiah presented a flag during the All  India Congress Committee meeting in Bezwada (now Vijayawada) in 1921

The flag was adopted in 1931.

05.

A pivotal year in the history of the flag was 1931. A motion was approved designating the tricolour flag as our country’s flag.

Now our National Flag “Tiranga”

06.

‘Tiranga’, is a tricolour flag with Saffron at the top, Green at the bottom and White in the middle, with an Ashoke Chakra, a 24 spoke wheel at the centre.

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