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The Times of India
The Times of India
National
Umamaheswara Rao | TNN

Andhra Pradesh: Weaver wants his unique flag unfurled from Red Fort

VISAKHAPATNAM: “A flag is a necessity for all nations,” Mahatma Gandhi once said. “Millions have died for it. It is no doubt a kind of idolatry which it would be a sin to destroy.”

Living up to Gandhiji’s saying, R Satyanarayana, a weaver from West Godavari district, has devoted his life and spent all his earnings to produce a handwoven flag to see it fluttering on Red Fort. He literally devoted his blood, sweat and tears to weave a unique handmade national flag without any joints or stitches.

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