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 The flag that was first hoisted on August 7, 1906, at the Parsee Bagan Square in Calcutta. |
 Called the ‘Saptarishi Flag’, this was hoisted in Stuttgart at the International Socialist Congress held on August 22, 1907. |
 Associated with the names of Dr. Annie Besant and Lokmanya Tilak, this flag was hoisted at the Congress session in Calcutta during the ‘Home Rule Movement’. |
 In the year 1921, a young man from Andhra presented this flag to Gandhiji for approval. It was only after Gandhiji’s suggestion that the white strip and the charkha were added. |
 This flag was suggested during the All India Congress Committee session in 1931. However, the Committee’s suggestion was not approved. |
 On August 6, 1931, the Indian National Congress formally adopted this flag, which was first hoisted on August 31. |
 Our National Flag, which was born on July 22, 1947, with Nehruji’s words, “Now I present to you not only the Resolution, but the Flag itself”. This flag was first hoisted at the Council House on August 15, 1947.
(Source
1: The Hindustan Times)
(Source 2: http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/in-hist.html) | |
