About :

• Indian freedom fighter
• Architect behind the design of Indian national flag
• Born : 1876
• Native : Andra Pradesh
• Also known as ‘Jhanda Venkaiah’
• Worked as lecturer in the Andhra National College in Machilipatnam.

What is in news : Birth Anniversary of Pingali Venkaiah celebrated

Evolution of National Flag :

• Venkayya raised the issue of having an own flag in every session of the Congress
• Met the Mahatma once again in Vijayawada and showed him his publication with the various designs of the flag.
• Acknowledging the need for a national flag, Gandhi then asked Venkayya to design a fresh one at the national congress meeting in 1921.
• Initially, Venkayya came up with saffron and green colours, but it later evolved with a spinning wheel at the centre and a third colour-white
• The flag was officially adopted by the Indian National Congress in 1931