S2 E57: India's tricolour flag (part 2) - Interesting stories about the man who designed the flag
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The man who designed India's tricolour flag - Pingali Venkaiyya is one of India's forgotten heroes. He joined the army under the British rule. He was a trained geologist. He also taught agriculture at a college. He was a polyglot who could learn and speak many languages with great ease and fluency. This episode has loads of trivia on Pingali Venkaiyya - one of India's greatest freedom fighters. He was a man who understood the importance of a flag as a symbol of a country's identity. He was so enamoured by the idea of an Indian flag that he published a book with 16 flag versions in it. Co-host: Taksh Solanki, 3rd grader from Aspee Nutan Academy, Mumbai (India) Recommended listen from Taksh Podcast series on India's space journey To be a part of our book review group, click here Do you like to read stories? Read our newsletters here Get Whatsapp alerts here Follow us on Instagram Email your comments at [email protected].
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