Born on second August 1876 , sri Pingali Venkayya was the man behind the design of the Indian flag , that being an Indian , we flutter so proudly today. he was born in Bhatlapenumarru, Krishna district, near Masulipatnam. sri pingali venkayya spent his life in utter poverty . but this did not stop him from getting higher education . He got his education at the hindu high school, and then he went to colombo to complete his senior cambridge. returnining to mausulipatnam , he joined the congrees , and spent five years researching flags of 30 different countries. during the National conference held in kakinada on march 31st ,1921 Venkayya suggested that india should have a flag of its own and he came up with the idea of the tri coloured flag . impressed by this , mahatma gamdhi opted the flag making slight changes .

Today , the people of this nation do not even know the name of the man who created the national flag . a hero whose name has been forgotten by most , sri Pinagali Venkayya had a dream to see the indian flag fluttering atop the red fort , but due to his extreme poverty his last wish couldn,t be fulfilled . The life of sri Pingali Venkayya shows us that life is not fair always . His story tells us how even the great sacrifices and contributions made for one's motherland can be forgotten . today our country needs a person as dynamic and foresighted as a person like sri Venkayya . i look up to him as a hero who not only designed our national flag but was also instrumental in bringing about a magnanimous change in the Indian political scenario . i owe my independence to this stalwart and so do the billions of Indians who are breathing free today in an independent Bharat .