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The '''Calcutta flag''' was one of the first unofficial [[Flag of India|flags of India]]. It was designed by [[Sachindra Prasad Bose]] and [[Hemchandra Kanungo]] and unfurled on 7 August 1906 at Parsi Bagan Square ( |
The '''Calcutta flag''' was one of the first unofficial [[Flag of India|flags of India]]. It was designed by [[Sachindra Prasad Bose]] and [[Hemchandra Kanungo]] and unfurled on 7 August 1906 at Parsi Bagan Square (Greer Park), [[Calcutta]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Our national flag|last=Singh, K. V.|date=2007|publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India|oclc=1110172419}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-10 |title=জাতীয় পতাকার প্রথম রূপকার হেমচন্দ্র কানুনগো আজও ইতিহাসে উপেক্ষিত |url=https://bengali.news18.com/news/west-midnapore/hemchandra-kanungo-the-first-designer-of-the-national-flag-is-still-neglected-in-history-pbd-866078.html |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=News18 Bengali |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-16 |title=Parsi Bagan Lane: A Land Of Freedom Struggle - Asiana Times |url=https://asianatimes.com/parsi-bagan-lanea-land-of-freedom-struggle/ |access-date=2023-08-15 |language=en-US}}</ref> The "flag of Indian independence", which was hoisted by [[Madam Bhikaji Cama]] at the International Socialist conference in [[Stuttgart]], [[Germany]], was based on Calcutta flag.<ref name=":0" /> |
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The flag had three horizontal bands of equal width with the top being orange, the centre yellow and the bottom green in colour. It had eight half-opened lotus flowers on the top stripe representing the eight provinces of India and a picture of the sun and |
The flag had three horizontal bands of equal width with the top being orange, the centre yellow and the bottom green in colour. It had eight half-opened lotus flowers on the top stripe representing the eight [[Presidencies and provinces of British India|provinces]] of [[British Raj|British India]] and a picture of the sun and an Islamic-style crescent moon on the bottom stripe. {{lang|sa|वन्दे मातरम्}} (''[[Vande Mataram]]'', meaning "Mother, I bow to thee!") was inscribed in the centre in [[Devanagari]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=India |first=Hachette |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pXenEAAAQBAJ&dq=calcutta+flag&pg=PT223 |title=Limca Book of Records 2023 |date=2023-01-22 |publisher=Hachette India |isbn=978-93-93701-49-7 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Livemint |date=2022-08-14 |title=75th Independence Day: History and Significance of Indian Flag |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/75th-independence-day-history-and-significance-of-indian-flag-11660448998750.html |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of Indian flags|Flags of India]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
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The Calcutta flag was one of the first unofficial flags of India. It was designed by Sachindra Prasad Bose and Hemchandra Kanungo and unfurled on 7 August 1906 at Parsi Bagan Square (Greer Park), Calcutta.[1][2][3] The "flag of Indian independence", which was hoisted by Madam Bhikaji Cama at the International Socialist conference in Stuttgart, Germany, was based on Calcutta flag.[4]
The flag had three horizontal bands of equal width with the top being orange, the centre yellow and the bottom green in colour. It had eight half-opened lotus flowers on the top stripe representing the eight provinces of British India and a picture of the sun and an Islamic-style crescent moon on the bottom stripe. वन्दे मातरम् (Vande Mataram, meaning "Mother, I bow to thee!") was inscribed in the centre in Devanagari.[4][5]
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References
- ^ Singh, K. V. (2007). Our national flag. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India. OCLC 1110172419.
- ^ "জাতীয় পতাকার প্রথম রূপকার হেমচন্দ্র কানুনগো আজও ইতিহাসে উপেক্ষিত". News18 Bengali (in Bengali). 10 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Parsi Bagan Lane: A Land Of Freedom Struggle - Asiana Times". 16 September 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ a b India, Hachette (22 January 2023). Limca Book of Records 2023. Hachette India. ISBN 978-93-93701-49-7.
- ^ Livemint (14 August 2022). "75th Independence Day: History and Significance of Indian Flag". mint. Retrieved 15 August 2023.