Pingali Venkayya
Pingali Venkayya (2 August 1876[1] – 4 July 1963) was an Indian freedom fighter and the designer of the flag on which the Indian national flag was based.
Pingali Venkayya | |
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| File:Pingali Venkayya 2009 stamp of India.jpg Venkayya on a 2009 stamp of India | |
| Born | 12 August 1876 |
| Died | 4 July 1963 (aged 86) India |
| Nationality | India |
| Known for | Design of Indian National Flag |
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Indian national flag
Pingali Venkayya Media
- 1921 India flag.svg
Gandhi's Flag, designed by Venkayya, was introduced at the Congress meeting in 1921
- M. Venkaiah Naidu garlanding the statue of Pingali Venkayya (Freedom fighter and the designer of the flag on which the Indian national flag was based), at Pingali Venkayya AIR Station, in Vijayawada.jpg
Venkaiah Naidu garlanding the statue of Pingali Venkayya at AIR Station in Vijayawada
References
- ↑ Archana, K. C. (2 August 2015). "A salute to the man who designed the Tricolour: Pingali Venkayya". India Today. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/a-salute-to-the-man-who-designed-the-tricolour-pingali-venkaya/1/455702.html. Retrieved 2016-08-17.