India observed the 150th birth anniversary of Pingali Venkayya on August 2, 2026. PM Modi paid tribute to the freedom fighter and designer of the Indian National Flag (Tiranga). Venkayya was born on August 2, 1876 in Bhavani Puram, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. In 1921, at an Indian National Congress session in Vijayawada, he presented Mahatma Gandhi with a dual-colour flag design. The final Indian National Flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on July 22, 1947. Venkayya passed away in 1963. The Tiranga has three colours (Saffron, White, Green) in ratio 2:3, with the Ashoka Chakra (24 spokes) at the centre.
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India Observes 150th Birth Anniversary of Pingali Venkayya — Designer of India's National Flag; Born August 2, 1876
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- India observed the 150th birth anniversary of Pingali Venkayya on August 2, 2026
- PM Modi paid tribute to the freedom fighter and designer of the Indian National Flag (Tiranga)
- Venkayya was born on August 2, 1876 in Bhavani Puram, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh
- In 1921, at an Indian National Congress session in Vijayawada, he presented Mahatma Gandhi with a dual-colour flag design
- The final Indian National Flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on July 22, 1947
- Venkayya passed away in 1963
- The Tiranga has three colours (Saffron, White, Green) in ratio 2:3, with the Ashoka Chakra (24 spokes) at the centre
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• Pingali Venkayya: designer of India's National Flag; 150th birth anniversary August 2, 2026 • Born: August 2, 1876, Bhavani Puram, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh; died: 1963 • National Flag adopted: July 22, 1947 by Constituent Assembly • Tiranga: Saffron (courage) + White (peace) + Green (prosperity); Ashoka Chakra 24 spokes; ratio 2:3
