Pingali Venkayya - A Lifestory

Someone who brought honor to the country, was more than just someone who made designs; this person was a freedom fighter who helped shape what India is. Born in 1876, this person's life was tied to the country's fight for freedom, like what is shown in movies about that time. Think about how exciting things were then, like what we see in history movies, and you can start to understand what it was like for this person. This person wasn't just watching what was happening; this person was helping to make it happen. As a friend of Mahatma Gandhi, this person knew how important symbols were in bringing a country together. This person's hard work in making a flag that would show what India was about is a story that should be told again and again. Different versions of the flag were shown at meetings. This person's work was not always simple. Like many freedom fighters, this person had problems to deal with. But this person kept going, because of a strong belief in a free India. The design that was finally made, with its colors that meant something and the famous Charkha, became a strong sign of hope and togetherness. Even now, when we watch shows or read about the time before 1947, the flag that this person made reminds us of how much people like this person gave up for the country's freedom. People like Mahatma Gandhi praised this person's work, because they knew how important a national flag was in bringing the country together.