The emergence of a symbol in the form of a national flag for India was initiated during the early twentieth century when the struggle for Indian independence was evolving. Many people began to ...

The Indian flag holds great symbolism. The design of the Indian tricolor is largely attributed to Pingali Venkayy. It all started in 1921 when Mahatma Gandhi first proposed a flag to the Indian ...

The flag, later smuggled into India and currently housed at a Pune ... as it was taking baby steps after the historic First War of Independence of 1857. Educated at the famed Alexandra Girls ...

On December 30th, 1943 NETAJI SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE Created a Historic Moment by Hosting the INDIAN NATIONAL FLAG for the First Time in PORT BLAIR( ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS) He also announced the ...

The Indian flag journey started in 1906 when the unofficial first flag of India was hosted during the Swadeshi movement, and it got several changes over time: In 1921, Pingali Venkayya proposed ...

Long before the first War of Independence in 1857 ... Excerpted with permission from The Story of India’s National Flag, Kavitha Mandana, Talking Cub.

The flag had evolved from the first design crafted by a now almost-forgotten hero of the freedom struggle, Pingali Venkayya (1878-1963), an agriculturist-educator from Andhra Pradesh, who as a 19 year ...

18 athletes have carried the Indian flag at the Summer Games. Who was the first Indian flag-bearer The first flag-bearer at the Olympic Games was sprinter Purma Banerjee, who carried the flag at ...

Carrying a national flag at the Olympic Games, the world's largest sporting event, holds immense significance. India has witnessed numerous legends proudly bearing the flag at these Games, and ...