The flag, in its present form, was adopted during a meeting of the Constituent Assembly on July 22, 1947, just twenty days before India’s independence. On August 15, 1947, it became the official ...

A worker prepares Indian national flags for Independence Day celebrations on the outskirts of Kolkata on Aug. 4. (Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP via Getty Images) To celebrate 75 years of independence, the ...

India’s 75th: 40 Years Before Freedom, Bhikaiji Cama Hoisted The First Indian Flag in Stuttgart. By QUAID NAJMI. The moment of freedom fighter Bhikaiji Patel-Cama hoisting the Indian flag in ...