Pingali Venkayya (Aged 87) was born on 2 August 1876 in Bhatlapenumarru, Andhra Pradesh, India. He was an Indian freedom fighter, was a firm supporter of Mahatma Gandhi and the designer of the flag that became the basis for the Indian national flag. He was born into a Telugu Brahmin family at Bhatlapenumarru, near Machilipatnam, in what is now the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Before independence was achieved in 1947, several so-called national flags had been used by members of the Indian independence movement. It was Pingali Venkayya, from Krishna district, who designed the National Flag and presented it to Mahatma Gandhi during the latter’s visit to Vijayawada city on 1 April 1921.
Despite being an agriculturist and educationist who established an educational institution in Machilipatnam, Pingali Venkayya died in poverty in 1963 and was largely forgotten by society, according to The Hindu. In 2009, a postage stamp was issued to commemorate him, and in 2011, it was proposed that he be posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna. However, the decision by the Centre on the proposal is yet to be taken. He passed away by 4th July 1963.
Pingali Venkayya
(1876 – 1963) – (Andhra Pradesh)
Pingali Venkayya (Aged 87) was born on 2 August 1876 in Bhatlapenumarru, Andhra Pradesh, India. He was an Indian freedom fighter, was a firm supporter of Mahatma Gandhi and the designer of the flag that became the basis for the Indian national flag. He was born into a Telugu Brahmin family at Bhatlapenumarru, near Machilipatnam, in what is now the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Before independence was achieved in 1947, several so-called national flags had been used by members of the Indian independence movement. It was Pingali Venkayya, from Krishna district, who designed the National Flag and presented it to Mahatma Gandhi during the latter’s visit to Vijayawada city on 1 April 1921.
Despite being an agriculturist and educationist who established an educational institution in Machilipatnam, Pingali Venkayya died in poverty in 1963 and was largely forgotten by society, according to The Hindu. In 2009, a postage stamp was issued to commemorate him, and in 2011, it was proposed that he be posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna. However, the decision by the Centre on the proposal is yet to be taken. He passed away by 4th July 1963.
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