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The Calcutta flag was one of the first unofficial flags of India. It was designed by Sachindra Prasad Bose and Hemchandra Kanungo and unfurled on 7 August 1906 at Parsi Bagan Square (Greer Park), Calcutta.[1][2][3] The "flag of Indian independence", which was hoisted by Madam Bhikaji Cama at the International Socialist conference in Stuttgart, Germany, was based on Calcutta flag.[4]
The flag had three horizontal bands of equal width with the top being orange, the centre yellow and the bottom green in colour. It had eight half-opened lotus flowers on the top stripe representing the eight provinces of British India and a picture of the sun and an crescent moon on the bottom stripe. Template:Lang (Vande Mataram, meaning "Mother, I bow to thee!") was inscribed in the centre in Devanagari.[4][5]
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References
- ↑ Our national flag{{#if:Singh, K. V.|, Singh, K. V.}. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India(2007)
- ↑ জাতীয় পতাকার প্রথম রূপকার হেমচন্দ্র কানুনগো আজও ইতিহাসে উপেক্ষিত. News18 Bengali(2022-08-10). Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ↑ Parsi Bagan Lane: A Land Of Freedom Struggle - Asiana Times(2022-09-16). Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Limca Book of Records 2023{{#if:India|, India}. Hachette India(2023-01-22). ISBN 978-93-93701-49-7
- ↑ 75th Independence Day: History and Significance of Indian Flag, Livemint. mint(2022-08-14). Retrieved 2023-08-15.