Most of us would imagine that the Indian tricolor was first raised on the night of 15, August 1947, when India became a free nation, but this is not true. The first time the Indian tricolor (designed by Pingali Venkayya) was raised, was at the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress on the night of 31 December, 1929.
The session had just made some landmark decisions and in a highly symbolic act to mark the event, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru hoisted the first tricolor flag of India upon the banks of the river Ravi in Lahore. Hundreds of people had gathered in the bitter cold to witness the event.
This was followed by a pledge of independence which outlined the reasons for Purna Swaraj and indicated the path ahead which included the launch of the civil disobedience movement and the adoption of nonviolence as its means.
A large number of people attended the ceremony and raised their hands in approval. Soon after, 172 Indian members of central and provincial legislatures resigned in support of the resolution and in accordance with Indian public sentiment.
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