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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 [[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|वन्देमातरम्}} (''[[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.co.in/books?id=pXenEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT223&dq=calcutta+flag&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjD1MPs5t2AAxXh8jgGHWWaB6cQ6AF6BAgNEAM#v=onepage&q=calcutta%20flag&f=false |title=Limca Book of Records 2023 |date=2023-01-22 |publisher=Hachette India |isbn=978-93-93701-49-7 |language=en}}</ref> |
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|वन्देमातरम्}} (''[[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.co.in/books?id=pXenEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT223&dq=calcutta+flag&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjD1MPs5t2AAxXh8jgGHWWaB6cQ6AF6BAgNEAM#v=onepage&q=calcutta%20flag&f=false |title=Limca Book of Records 2023 |date=2023-01-22 |publisher=Hachette India |isbn=978-93-93701-49-7 |language=en}}</ref> |
Revision as of 04:40, 15 August 2023
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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. वन्देमातरम् (Vande Mataram, meaning "Mother, I bow to thee!") was inscribed in the centre in Devanagari.[4]
See also
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.