Pingali Venkaiah

Pingali Venkaiah

Pingali venkaiah was born on 2nd, August 1876 in Bhatlapenimarru, Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh. He was an accomplished person on many fronts. He served in the British Indian Army during the Anglo-Boer wars in South Africa. It was there he came in contact with Mahatma Gandhi and was influenced by his ideology. During the National Conference of Indian National Congress at Kakinada. He suggested that we should have a flag of our own. Gandhi liked this idea and said it would be good if he could come up with a design. During the National Conference at Vijayawada. He proposed the Tricolour with charkha at the middle. Gandhi liked the flag and this was later adopted as the National flag of India with the Ashok Chakra at the center. He died on 4th, July'1963.