Question

trace the origin of the indian national flag and national anthem

Answer 1

On August 15, 1947, when the country attained independence after years of struggle, the Father of the Nation Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was in Calcutta (now Kolkata).

Gandhi had spent his day immersed in prayers, fasting and spinning, in protest of the sectarian hatred that had engulfed the land.

What we identify today as our nation had undergone a series of transformations.

A flag — that was then touted as the national pennant — was hoisted on August 7, 1906 in Calcutta’s Parsee Bagan Square.
The flag comprised horizontal stripes of red, yellow and green. The red strip at the top had eight white lotuses embossed on it. The green strip had a white sun on the left and a white crescent and star on the right.

It is said the first version of the current national flag was designed by Pingali Venkayya at Bezwada in 1921. It was made up of two colours — red and green — representing the two major communities.