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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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