India observes birth anniversary of Pingali Venkayya, the designer of Indian Tricolour
Pingali Venkayya (Aug 2, 1876 - Jul 4, 1963) initially submitted thirty new designs, in the form of a booklet, funded by members of the High Court of Madras in 1916, according to reports.
According to the 'History of the Indian Tricolour' published by the Government of India, "The National Flag of India was designed by Pingali Venkayya and adopted in its present form during the meeting of Constituent Assembly held on the 22 July 1947, a few days before India's independence from the British on 15 August, 1947. It served as the national flag of the Dominion of India between 15 August 1947 and 26 January 1950 and that of the Republic of India thereafter. In India, the term "tricolour" refers to the Indian national flag."
Pingali Venkayya was born in Bhatlapenumarru village, Movva Mandalam, of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.
He served in the British Indian Army during the Angl-Boer War in South Africa.
Later he came in contact with Mahatma Gandhi and was influenced by Gandhi's ideology.
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