Flagging the
epic journey of
the Tiranga.
The Indian flag’s design evolution was an epic struggle of changing politics and identity crisis. It now stands frozen in time, a silent spectator to the rise and fall of ideologies. And an ever mutable identity.
By Siddharth Khandelwal and Swati Paranjpe
Join us on a colourful tale that began in 1857, when India’s then colonial rulers, the British, conceived the idea of a single flag for India.
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