Pingali Venkayya

Pingali Venkayya, a visionary and freedom fighter, designed India’s iconic tricolour flag, symbolising unity, sacrifice, and hope. Despite his pivotal role in India’s identity, he remained largely uncelebrated. Here’s more about this unsung hero.

India was going to be a country of over 300 million people, and it was crucial to refresh their memory about the country being their own. Keeping this in mind, Jawaharlal Nehru approached Badr-Ud-Din Faiz Tyabji—an important civil servant in the Constituent Assembly—to design India's national emblem.