1906
The first national flag in India is said to have been hoisted on August 7, 1906, in the Parsee Bagan Square (Green Park) in Calcutta (now Kolkata). The flag was composed of three horizontal stripes of red, yellow and green. The top green band had 8 lotus flowers printed on it.
1907
On 22 August 1907, Bhikaiji Cama attended the second Socialist Congress at Stuttgart, Germany, where she described the devastating effects of a famine that had struck the Indian subcontinent. In her appeal for human rights, equality and autonomy from Great Britain, she unfurled what she called the “Flag of Indian Independence”.
1917
Dr. Annie Besant and LokmanyaTilak hoisted the third flag during the Home Rule Movement in 1917. It had four green and five red horizontal stripes, with seven stars (denoting the Saptarishi). On the top, left corner was the Union Jack and a white crescent and a star were on the other top corner.
1921
In 1921, a man from Andhra Pradesh presented a flag to Mahatma Gandhi, which included a suggestion for a white strip and Charkha. This incident took place during the session of the All India Congress Committee. This particular flag was made up of red and green colours.
1931
In 1931, a resolution was passed to adopt a tricolour flag as our national flag. On August 31 of the same year Indian National Congress hoisted the flag and was formally adopted.
1947
From 1947 till now we have had the tricolour flag of India. The flag was first hoisted at the Council House on August 15, 1947.
