MHRD to pay tribute to Pingali Venkayya on its new website

Pingali Venkayya, freedom fighter and designer of the National Tri-Colour, will find a mention on the new website of Union Human Resource Development Ministry to be launched on August 14.
Union Minister for Human Resource Development Smriti Zubin Irani today said that Venkayya's birth anniversary was celebrated today and the reminiscence of the event will be put on the website of HRD.
Sursagar Society of Delhi Gharana had organised an evening on the eve of his birthday to tribute Pingali Venkayya.
"As far as my authority permits, I can only say that on August 14 we will launch the new website of MHRD in which we will mention the reminiscence of this evening for our country," she said.

Irani said she will request the schools of CBSE that students should write an essay on Pingali Venkayya so that they get to know more about him.
"For the last six decades or more, innumerable citizens, especially members of the armed forces, have laid down their lives to keep the Tiranga flying.

"A national treasure, the Indian national flag represents India's long struggle for freedom. Gandhiji has said that it is essential for us Indians to recognise the common flag, to live for and to die for.
"I am extremely grateful today that an honour and a tribute is being given to Sri Pingali Venkayya ji," said the Union HRD Minister.

The minister also narrated the meaning to each feature of the flag as put by Dr Radhkrishnan in the constituent assembly and said "the words of Radhakrishnan resonates even today in all of us Indians but the man who designed our national flag is a man that our generation knows very little about.