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Pingali Venkayya Jayanti 2025: The national flag of India born with thoughts, his 149th birthday will be celebrated on 2 August. Learn about the history of the person who gave identity to India.
Pingali Venkayya Jayanti 2025: Many heroes and thinkers contributed to the freedom struggle of India, but the name of Pingali Venkayya (Pingali Venkayya) is particularly memorable because they designed the tricolor flag which became the identity of independent India. Every year on August 2, his birth anniversary is celebrated as ‘Jhanda Venkayya’. This will be his 149th birthday in 2025, which will be celebrated with reverence and respect all over the country.
Who was Pingali Venkayya?
Pingali Venkayya was born on 2 August 1876 in Bhatlapanumru village in Andhra Pradesh. He was a freedom fighter, farmer, educationist, linguist and patriot. He worked closely with Mahatma Gandhi and played an active role in the freedom struggle, influenced by his thoughts. Venkayya received his early education from Challapalli and Machilipatnam. Later he went to Colombo for higher education and passed the Senior Cambridge exam. He also worked in Madras and Bellary as malaria and plague inspectors for some time.
His professional life and multidimensional talent
Venkayya joined the British Indian Army at the age of just 19 and participated in the Second Boer War in South Africa. After returning from the army, he served as a guard in the railway, but later took interest in agriculture and research. He was deeply interested in cotton cultivation and was also known as ‘Patti Venkayya’ due to his research done on ‘Cambodia Cotton’. Venkayya, the knowledgeer of languages, surprised everyone by giving a speech in Japanese in 1913 and that is why he was also given the title of ‘Japan Venkaay’.
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In March 1921, Mahatma Gandhi emphasized the need for the national flag during the Congress session held in Vijayawada (then Bezwara). In this gathering, Pingali Venkayya met Gandhiji and showed the flag prepared by him. In the initial design, he included two colors, saffron and green, which symbolized the Hindu and Muslim communities. Later, the white strip for peace and the spinning wheel symbol of indigenous and self -sufficiency was added to the center. The design was officially adopted by the Indian National Congress in 1931, which later became the foundation of the flag of independent India.
Their permanent heritage and memory
Pingali Venkayya’s identity is not limited to the tricolor just. He was a true patriot, scholar and farmer friendly man. His thoughts and dedication still inspire the youth. His contribution may have been in oblivion for a long time, but today the country remembers him proudly. He died on 4 July 1963, but the flag he gave to the country still awakens the spirit of patriotism in every citizen’s heart.
Pingali Venkayya was not only the father of the tricolor, but is also a symbol of India’s independence and self -respect. His life was inspiring, which was full of dedication, scholarship and patriotism. When India celebrates his 149th birthday on 2 August 2025, it will not only be a tribute to a person, but will also have the opportunity to honor the idea and sentiment, which gave India a symbol of unity.
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