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This flag which Dhar has shared here was proposed by Mountbatten in 1947. And the flag was rejected by Nehru and Gandhi. Mountbatten also proposed a flag for Pakistan with Union Jack in the canton in 1947.
This flag which Dhar has shared here was proposed by Mountbatten in 1947. And the flag was rejected by Nehru and Gandhi. Mountbatten also proposed a flag for Pakistan with Union Jack in the canton in 1947.
https://twitter.com/anujdhar/status/1554818946431438848
Both flags proposed by Mountbatten were rejected.
The British wanted to keep the last symbol of colonialism behind in both nations.
The British wanted to keep the last symbol of colonialism behind in both nations.
This was the flag proposed by Gandhi in 1921. (Very similar to the flag of Bulgaria)
The flag was based on the concept of self-reliance which Mahatma Gandhi wanted to promote.
The flag was based on the concept of self-reliance which Mahatma Gandhi wanted to promote.
The flag was later redrawn by Pingali Venkayya. In 1931, a resolution was passed adopting the tricolour flag as our national flag. This flag had Gandhi's spinning wheel at the centre.
The only Indian to have designed a proposed Indian flag with the Union Jack was Lokmanya Tilak in 1917.
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For any more queries, go to Google Books and type: "Proposed flags of Mountbatten - union jack".
It has been mentioned in more than 5-6 books.
It has been mentioned in more than 5-6 books.
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