Pingali Venkayya

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Pingali Venkayya
Venkayya on a 2009 stamp of India
Born12 August 1876
Died4 July 1963 (aged 86)
India
NationalityIndia
Known forDesign of Indian National Flag
Indian national flag

Pingali Venkayya (2 August 1876[1] – 4 July 1963) was an Indian freedom fighter and the designer of the flag on which the Indian national flag was based.

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  1. Archana, K. C. (2 August 2015). "A salute to the man who designed the Tricolour: Pingali Venkayya". India Today. Retrieved 2016-08-17.