That got me to delve a little deeper into the history on our flag. The designer of the national flag is credited to lt. Over three decades passed before a statue of him was installed in his village, bhatlapenumarru, krishna district in 1998. The aicc met at a historic two day session at bezwada 31 march and 1 april 1921. Sister nivedita a disciple of swami vivekananda came up with the first national flag in 1904. Bhavaraju narasimha rao garu of machilipatnam in 1986 translated by gopal sarma pingali on august 14, 2016 in an india that has all but forgotten the father of the nation mahatma gandhi, we need not be surprised that the country has forgotten the designer of the indian national flag sri pingali. The department of posts is proud to honour shri pingali venkaiah by issuing a commemorative postage stamp which depicts two of his significant designs too.
Such credentials also had given him interesting titles like japan venkayya, patti cotton venkayya and jhanda venkayya. Pingali venkayya 2 august 1876 4 july 1963 was an indian. Pingali venkayya, who is working in andhra national college machilipatnam, has published a book describing the flags of countries and designed many models for our own national flag. Sri pingali venkayya garu is also know as diamond venkayya, patti venkayya cotton venkayya. Pingali venkayya had his interests in specific fields such as geology and agriculture. Panduranga reddy, a freedom fighter, said though venkayyas name is promoted, former aicc president dr bogaraju pattabhi sitaramayya of machilipatnam, ap, in his book.
Pingali venkayya profile, biography and life history. Pingali venkayya biography and indian history youtube. Mahatma gandhi published an article on the national flag that was published in april. The controversy over the identity of the real daughter of pingali venkaiah, the man from andhra pradesh who designed the national flag, is. Day in history of india and importance birthdays of famous indians. Pingali venkayya, a eminent person who fought for our nation. Pingali venkayya, who designed tricolour, started work on. He also published a book in 1916 offering thirty designs of what could make the indian flag. It was at this session that this frail middle aged gentleman, pingali, approached gandhi with the flag he designed for. He even went on to study sanskrit, urdu and japanese anglo vedic school in lahore. Pingali venkayya designed the indian national flag and his grandson pingali dasaradharam was the first investigative journo in. I have distributed at least 1,000 copies of the book in and outside the state, said mr. According to the hindu, pingali venkayya was an authority in geology, agriculture and also an educationist who set up an educational institution in machilipatnam.
As with so much else in colonial india, the history proper of the indian. Pingali venkayya, the man who designed our indian national flag was born today on august 2, 1876 in andhra pradesh. On 15 th of august, noted journalist arfa khanum sherwani, who hosts the show arfa ka india on the online news portal the wire tweeted. It is a well known fact that pingali was an educationist and loved to. 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.
In the centre of the white is a navy blue wheel with 24 spokes. The seven day competition series set an on the spot writing task for the participants each day at 11. Pingali venkayya died on 4 july 1963 in vijayawada. Few interesting facts about the indian national flag i. The national flag that we see today was based upon his design. It was at this session that this frail middle aged gentleman, pingali, approached gandhi with the flag he designed for india. Evolution of the indian national flag kolkata wire. The story of pingali venkayya, the forgotten hero who. Patala bhairavi, mayabazar and missamma are some of his best known works for story, script and song lyrics pingali is famous for his coining of new and funny words and phrases in. In that he explained how dalai lama could influence the future. Pingali venkayya august 1876 4 july was an indian freedom fighter and the designer of.
Pingali venkaiah was born at bhatlapenumarru, krishna district, near machilipatnam of andhra pradesh. He was born at venkatagiri, machilipatnam, in what is now the indian state of andhra pradesh various socalled national flags had been used by members of the indian independence movement prior to independence. Pingali venkayya had a keen interest in diamond mining. Writer turns admirer of pingali venkayya the hindu. The school participated in the online creative writing series organised by cbse to provide a platform to students to express their creativity through their writing. Venkaiah naidu unveiled the statue of pingali venkaiah, in the premises of air vijayawada. Jul 11, 2017 find the indian flag images, hd images of national flag of india, flag of india, tri ranga flag of india.
Pingali venkayya published his article on the design on the first swadeshi flag with inputs from lala hansraj on the chakra emblem. Pingali venkayya was an indian freedom fighter and designer of the indian national flag. On this occasion, minister also released a book on the biography of. Unfortunately, pingali venkayya passed away, unsung in 1963. At the top is saffron, which signifies sacrifice and patriotism. How much do you know about pingali venkayya, the man who.
Patala bhairavi, mayabazar and missamma are some of his best known works for story, script and song lyrics. Pingali venkayya or surayya tayyabji who designed our. August 2, 1876 july 4, 1963 was the designer of the indian national flag. Venkayya wrote a book on the chinese leader sun yetsen which enthused many patriots. The swaraj flag was raised for the first time in the ahmedabad congress. Born on august 2, 1876 to hanumantharayudu and venkataratnamma at bhatlapennumaru in the divi taluk in krishna district andhra pradesh. Lala lajpat rai, bal gangadhar tilak and bipin chandra pal lal, bal, pal inspired him and along with them he participated in home rule movement. He, however, died in poverty in 1963 and was largely forgotten by the society and by his own party, the congress. Today is the death anniversary of pingali venkayya, the man who painted india with the vibrant colours of saffron, white and green on the canvas of courage, sacrifice, patriotism, and renunciation. While putting together an article about the islate introduced by ms pingali rajeswari through her vidal foundation, i came to know that she is a descendant of pingali venkayya, the man who designed the national tricolour. In fact he owns a phd in geology, and was an expert in the field of mining and history. After finishing his primary education at challapalli and school at the hindu high school, masulipatnamnow, machilipatnam, he went to colombo to complete his senior cambridge. A postage stamp was issued to commemorate pingali venkayya in 2009. Venkayyas version was first designed for the indian national congress and subsequently modified in 1947.
Venkayya knew gandhi before he became the mahatma, he first met him all the way back when he was only 19, in africa. Venkayya was a gandhian but he wasnt just another person who was in awe of gandhi and then became a follower of his. Published books offering 30 designs for indian flag. In 1921, pingali venkayya first presented a rudimentary design of the national. Famous for his witty and romantic lyrics, he also wrote dialogues for many movies. Pingali venkaiah who is working in andhra national college machilipatnam, has published a book, describing the flags of the countries and. The years 1921 constitute a heroic chapter in not only pingali venkayyas life but also in the history of the freedom struggle of andhra. Pingali venkayya simple english wikipedia, the free. Venkayya joined the british indian army at the age of 19 and took part in the angloboer war in africa. Veteran journalist turlapati kutumba rao on sunday said that national flag designer pingali venkayya deserves bharat ratna. Designer of indias national flag by rama rao vadapalli v.
Pingali venkayya he was born on august 2, 1876 in krishna district of andhra pradesh and died in 1963. I appreciate his hard struggle during the sessions of the indian national congress inc for the approval of the indian national flag. Pingali venkayya 2 august 1876 died 4 july 1963 was an indian freedom fighter and the designer of the flag on which the indian national flag was based. Pingali venkayya 2 august 1876 4 july 1963 was an indian freedom fighter and the designer of the flag on which the indian national flag was based. Today is also jayanti of pingali venkayya, the designer of our national flag. Pingali venkayya 2 august 1876 4 july 1963 was an indian freedom fighter and the.
Pingali venkaiah who is working in andhra national college machilipatnam, has published a book, describing the flags of the countries and has designed many models for our own national flag. He was firm believer in gandhian principles and ardent nationalist. Researching pingali venkayya family tree assistant. After finishing his primary education at challapalli and school at the hindu high school, machilipatnam, he went to. Pingali venkayya, who designed tricolour, started work on it 3. Panduranga reddy proves that this is yet another halftruth propagated by our and. I recently learned that a hyderabadi muslim woman, not. He was an indian freedom fighter and is credited with coming up with the design. Pingali venkayya was a freedom fighter and contributed to the independence of the country he is the unsung hero of our country who designed indian national flag with tricolor. Pingali venkayya was an authority in geology, agriculture and also an educationist who set up an educational institution in machilipatnam. See more ideas about indian flag, indian flag images and national flag. After high school at machlipatnam, he went to colombo to complete his. Venkayya had published book in 1916 offering thirty designs of what could make indian flag.
The designer of the indian national flag a mustread. Pingali venkayyathe man who designed the indian national flag. During the national conference of the indian national congress at kakinada, venkayya suggested that india should have a national flag. Kutumba rao lauded the effort of vijaya krishna jana jagruthi vkjg, a. Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your pingali venkayya family tree. Buy pingali venkayya book online at low prices in india pingali. He was born on august 2, 1876 in krishna district of andhra pradesh and died in 1963. Pingali venkayya the designer of the national flag of india.
He was born in bhatlapenumarru, near masulipatnam or the present day machilipatnam of andhra pradesh, india to hanumantharayudu and venkataratnamma. Writing series pingali venkayya back to achievement page. Here is a compilation of few interesting facts about our flag which i. He was given titles like japan venkayya, patti cotton venkayya and jhanda venkayya. The tweet of arfa reinstigated the controversy around the designer of the indian national flag.
In 1916, venkayya published a book that carried 30 designs for indian flag. Horizontal tricolour flag india saffron, white, and india green. Although pingali venkayya was commorated in 2009 for his design of the. Pingali venkayya was the original creator of the indian national flag. For several decades, crores of indians were led to believe that pingali venkaiah from vijayawada designed the indian national flag. Centre website names ap resident as national flag designer.
Wikimedia commons pingali venkayya was a freedom fighter and the designer of the indian national tricolour who went on to become synonymous with the spirit of free and independent india. While he is known as a freedom fighte that he was an equally good geologist and agriculturist too. The villagers contributed financial assistance for the book manavaadupingali venkayya. The aicc met at a historic two day session at bezwada march 31 and april 1, 1921. Pingali venkayya or surayya tayyabji who designed our national. Indian flag history the need for an indian flag came in the start of the 20th century when the independence movement was on its zenith. The material that was used for spinning the first national flag happens to be khadi cotton. A commemorative postage stamp on indian freedom fighter pingali venkayya, designer of the flag on which the indian national flag was based issued by india. This is an english translation of the original telugu article written by dr. Turlapati seeks bharat ratna for pingali venkayya the hindu. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Enhance story time in your christian or sunday school classroom with these free printable bible figures. Pingali venkayya, a fervent freedom fighter and the man who designed the indian national flag, was born on 2 august, 1876.
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