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Andhra Pradesh: Pingali showed tricolour’s initial design to Gandhi in Vijayawada, recalls Governor

Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan on Tuesday recalled how Pingali Venkayya had presented the initial design of the Indian flag to Mahatma Gandhi during a meeting of the Indian National Congress held in Vijayawada in 1921.

“The National Flag designed by Venkayya was a gift for the country, and the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ programme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a fitting tribute to the flag designer,” the Governor said.

Mr. Harichandan participated in the symposium on ‘Tiranga the Unifier – Literary Portrayals of National Flag in Indian Languages’, organised by Sahitya Akademi commemorating the 146th birth anniversary of Pingali Venkayya, at P.B. Siddhartha College on Tuesday.

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