The National Flag of India was adopted in its present form during
the meeting of the Constituent Assembly held on 22 July 1947.
The version of the flag closest to the current one came into existence
in 1923. It was designed by Pingali Venkayya and had saffron, white and green
stripes with the spinning wheel placed in the white section. It was hoisted on
13 April 1923 in Nagpur during an event commemorating the Jallianwallah Bagh
Massacre. It was named the Swaraj Flag and became the symbol of India's demand
for Self-rule led by the Indian National Congress.
The resolution to adopt the tricolour as the National Flag of India was
passed in 1931. On 22 July 1947, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted the
Swaraj Flag as the National Flag of Sovereign India with the Ashok Chakra
replacing the spinning wheel.
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