|Pingali Venkayya |
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|Pingali Venkayya |
|Born |2 August 1876 |
| |Masulipatnam, Madras Presidency |
| |British India |
|Died |4 July 1963 (aged 86) |
|Nationality |Indian |
|Occupation |Geologist, Designer, Freedom Fighter. |
|Known for |Design of Indian National Flag |
Pingali Venkayya (Telugu: పింగళి వెంకయ్య) (2 August 1876 – 4 July 1963) was an Indian freedom fighter and the designer of the Indian national flag.[1][citation needed]
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|1 Early life |
|2 Career |
|2.1 National Flag |
|3 Death |
|4 References |
[edit]Early life
Pingali Venkayya was born in Bhatlapenumarru, near Masulipatnam, the present day Machilipatnam of Andhra Pradesh, British India to Hanumantharayudu and Venkataratnamma. He belonged to a Telugu Brahmin Niyogi family. After finishing high school at Machlipatnam, he went to Colombo to complete his Senior Cambridge.
[edit]Career
Venkayya was an accomplished person on many fronts. He was knowledgeable in geology (which he would later obtain a doctorate for) and agriculture. In Andhra Pradesh, this knowledge enabled him to spend most of his fortune experimenting with developing new crop cultivars and to become