Pingali venkayya biography of albert

Indian freedom fighter (1876/8 - 1963)

In this Telugu name, the surname is Pingali.

Pingali Venkayya (2 August 1876/8^[1][2] – 4 July 1963) was an Indian freedom fighter, known for designing the initial version of the Indian National Flag.^[3] Apart from his role in the independence movement, Venkayya was a lecturer, author, geologist, educationalist, agriculturist, and a polyglot.^[4][5]

Venkayya joined the British Indian Army at age 19 and served in South Africa during the Second Boer War (1899–1902).

During his service, he recognized the need for a national flag for India as Indian soldiers were required to salute the Union Jack, the British flag.^[6] Inspired by his experience and later by attending the 1906 AICC session in Calcutta, he developed a vision for a flag representing Indians, opposing the practice of hoisting the British flag at Congress meetings.^[2]

Venkayya presented his Pingali Venkayya, the man behind our national flag - HinduPost MAB