Question

Who said to be as the father of the national flag of independent India?
1. Ambul Kalam
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Madam Bhikaji Kama
4. Pingali Venkayya

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Pingali Venkayya

The correct answer is Pingali Venkayya.

• The Indian flag is a symbol of the sovereign state of the country, its history, and its culture.
  • Still, little is known about the person who designed the tricolor. While the flag has undergone changes over the past decades, the basic structure is attributed to Pingali Venkayya.
  • Pingali Venkaiah, who hailed from Krishna district, designed the national flag and presented it to Mahatma Gandhi on April 1, 1921, during his subsequent visit to the city of Vijayawada.

• Pingali Venkayya was an Indian freedom fighter.
  • He was a staunch follower of Mahatma Gandhi and the designer of the flag on which the Indian national flag was based.
  • He was born in Bhatlapenumuru near Machilipatnam, now in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
  • Various so-called national flags were used by members of the Indian independence movement before independence was achieved in 1947.
  • Venkaiah's version was first designed for the BJP and later modified in 1947.