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Recently, the Prime Minister paid tribute to freedom fighter and designer of the Indian national flag Pingali Venkayya on his birth anniversary.
Key Points:
- Pingali Venkayya was a freedom fighter and designer of the Indian national flag.
- Born: August 2, 1878, Andhra Pradesh
- He was a teacher, author, agriculturist and linguist
- He participated in the Boer War in South Africa.
- Book: ‘Bharatha Deshaniki Oka Jatiya Patakam’ (National flag of India) in 1916.
- Death: 4 July 1963.
