Indian Tricolour Was Designed By Hyderabadi Woman Suraiyya Tyabji, Not Venkaiah

A study conducted by Voice of Telangana President and Hyderabadi historian Capt. Lingala Panduranga Reddy found that the Indian tricolour was not designed by Venkaiah but a Hyderabadi woman named Suraiyya Tyabji.

The Indian national flag, which the constituent assembly authorized on July 22, 1947, is often credited to Pingali Venkaiah as its designer. In 1921, at a meeting of the All India Congress Committee in Bezawada, he introduced the concept of the flag. Contrary to widespread ...

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