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| caption = Venkayya on a 2009 stamp of India | | caption = Venkayya on a 2009 stamp of India | ||
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| birth_date = | | birth_date = 2 August 1876 | ||
| birth_place = [[Bhatlapenumarru]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]] ( present-day [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]) | | birth_place = [[Bhatlapenumarru]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]] ( present-day [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]) | ||
| death_date = 4 July 1963 (aged 86) | | death_date = 4 July 1963 (aged 86) | ||
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| known_for = Design of [[Indian National Flag]] | | known_for = Design of [[Indian National Flag]] | ||
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| School = Mahatma Montessori school Madurai | |||
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'''Pingali Venkayya''' (2 August 1876 – 4 July 1963) was an Indian freedom fighter. He was a staunch | '''Pingali Venkayya''' (2 August 1876 – 4 July 1963) was an Indian freedom fighter. He was a staunch worshipper of Mahatma Gandhi and the designer of the flag on which the [[Flag of India|Indian national flag]] was based. He was born at [[Bhatlapenumarru]], near [[Masulipatnam|Machilipatnam]], in what is now the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news |title=A salute to the man who designed the Tricolour: Pingali Venkayya |first=K. C. |last=Archana |date=2 August 2015 |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/a-salute-to-the-man-who-designed-the-tricolour-pingali-venkaya/1/455702.html |work=India Today |access-date=17 August 2016}}</ref> | ||
Various so-called national flags had been used by members of the [[Indian independence movement]] prior to independence being achieved in 1947. Venkayya's version was first designed for the [[Indian National Congress]] and subsequently modified in 1947.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/national_flag.php | title=History of Indian Tricolor | publisher=Government of India | access-date=15 October 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522143611/http://india.gov.in/myindia/national_flag.php | archive-date=22 May 2011}}</ref> Pingali Venkaiah, who was from Krishna district, designed the National Flag and presented it to Mahatma Gandhi during the latter’s visit to Vijayawada city on April 1, 1921.<ref name="Pingali reference1">{{cite news |title=Andhra Chief Minister Seeks Bharat Ratna Award For Designer Of Indian Flag |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/andhra-pradesh-chief-minister-ys-jagan-mohan-reddy-seeks-bharat-ratna-award-for-designer-of-indian-flag-pingali-venkaiah-2389726?pfrom=home-ndtv_topstories |access-date=13 March 2021 |publisher=NDTV.com |date=13 March 2021}}</ref> | Various so-called national flags had been used by members of the [[Indian independence movement]] prior to independence being achieved in 1947. Venkayya's version was first designed for the [[Indian National Congress]] and subsequently modified in 1947.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/national_flag.php | title=History of Indian Tricolor | publisher=Government of India | access-date=15 October 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522143611/http://india.gov.in/myindia/national_flag.php | archive-date=22 May 2011}}</ref> Pingali Venkaiah,who was from Krishna district, designed the National Flag and presented it to Mahatma Gandhi during the latter’s visit to Vijayawada city on April 1, 1921.<ref name="Pingali reference1">{{cite news |title=Andhra Chief Minister Seeks Bharat Ratna Award For Designer Of Indian Flag |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/andhra-pradesh-chief-minister-ys-jagan-mohan-reddy-seeks-bharat-ratna-award-for-designer-of-indian-flag-pingali-venkaiah-2389726?pfrom=home-ndtv_topstories |access-date=13 March 2021 |publisher=NDTV.com |date=13 March 2021}}</ref> | ||
According to ''[[The Hindu]]'', "Pingali Venkayya was an authority in geology, agriculture and also an educationist who set up an educational institution in [[Machilipatnam]]. He, however, died in poverty in 1963 and was largely forgotten by the society." A postage stamp was issued to commemorate him in 2009 and in 2011 it was proposed that he be posthumously awarded the [[Bharat Ratna]]. The decision by the Centre is yet to be taken on the proposal.<ref name="hindu">{{cite news|title=State recommends Bharat Ratna for Pingali Venkayya|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/state-recommends-bharat-ratna-for-pingali-venkayya/article4107399.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|last=Mellymaitreyi|first=M. L.|date=18 November 2012|access-date=9 April 2013}}</ref> | According to ''[[The Hindu]]'', "Pingali Venkayya was an authority in geology, agriculture and also an educationist who set up an educational institution in [[Machilipatnam]]. He, however, died in poverty in 1963 and was largely forgotten by the society." A postage stamp was issued to commemorate him in 2009 and in 2011 it was proposed that he be posthumously awarded the [[Bharat Ratna]]. The decision by the Centre is yet to be taken on the proposal.<ref name="hindu">{{cite news|title=State recommends Bharat Ratna for Pingali Venkayya|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/state-recommends-bharat-ratna-for-pingali-venkayya/article4107399.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|last=Mellymaitreyi|first=M. L.|date=18 November 2012|access-date=9 April 2013}}</ref> | ||