Indian flag history

History of Our National Flag The hard truth of the pre-independence period is that India never had a National Flag that could represent it as one nation. The need for having a flag wasn't really felt by Indians until the partition of Bengal was announced. That day was declared as the national day of mourning. A year later, on the anniversary of anti-partition movement a flag was unfurled. It was designed by Sachindra Prasad Bose. After the partition was annulled people forgot about the flag. Madam Bhikaji Rustom Cama who attended the 2nd International Socialist Congress in Germany gave a speech about the political fight with British and waved the flag. It was made by Hem Chandra Das. Years later in 1917, during the Home Rule Movement Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Mrs. Anne Besant also designed a flag. Four years later in 1921 Gandhi ji asked Mr Pingley Venkayya to design a national flag, for Freedom Movement , which should have a 'Charkha' in the flag as it represented self reliance, progress and common man. It was also called the Swaraj flag, the Gandhi flag and the Charkha Flag. However, in 1931, a seven-member flag committee was established in Karachi to modify the flag and they had given a new design. The big day for India came when Lord Mountbatten announced the decision to free India. The need to have a Flag that is acceptable to all parties was realized and an ad-hoc flag committee was headed by Dr. Rajendra Prasad to design the flag for free India. Gandhiji's consent was...

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List of flags used in India under British rule India Flag of the Proportion 1:2 Adopted 1885–1947 Design Proportion 1:2 Adopted 1880–1947 Design Proportion 1:2 Adopted 1879–1947 Design The Star of India refers to a group of flags used during the period of the History [ ] Ideas for a flag for areas under British India were initially Company flag [ ] Flag of the From around 1885, the viceroy of India was allowed to fly a Union Flag augmented in the centre with the 'Star of India' surmounted by a Crown. It was often used to represent India, acting as an "unofficial national flag", in international events etc. This flag was not the Viceroy's personal flag; it was also used by governors, lieutenant governors, chief commissioners and other British officers in India. When at sea, only the viceroy flew the flag from the mainmast, while other officials flew it from the foremast. As Independent Dominions [ ] Flag of the Governor-General of the Dominion of Pakistan (1953-1956) depicted with The Star of India series of flags were discontinued from 1947, when the newly independent Dominions of These flags were ultimately discontinued when India and Pakistan when they abolished their Dominion status after becoming Flag of British Indian Army [ ] Emblem The badge consisted of two oval shields, surmounted by a crown, within a red ring bearing the words Conservator of the Port of Bombay. The sinister shield has the four quarters of the flag of the Trustees without the blue St George's cros...