Thread by @IWTKQuiz

On August 22 1907, an Indian woman posed quite a challenge to the British by hoisting the first version of the #IndianFlag abroad.

This woman was Bhikaiji Cama, a prominent figure within the Indian Independence Movement.

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The flag was hoisted at the Seventh International Socialist Congress in Stuttgart, Germany as a way to create an atmosphere in support of the Independence Movement.

Bhikaiji Rustom Cama was born on September 24, 1861 to an affluent Parsi family from Bombay.

She was known to be quite altruistic having treated patients during the outbreak of the bubonic plague in Bombay in 1896.

Bhikaiji Cama founded the publication Bande Mataram in Paris that went on to distribute revolutionary literature.

During the International Socialist Congress, she appealed for human rights, equality and autonomy from the British all the while appealing to her audience to cooperate in liberating India.

The flag waving event by Madam Cama intended to foster a feeling of unity amongst the diverse cultures in the country.

The flag unfurled by Bhikaiji Cama at the event is, however, slightly different from the one we know today.

The flag consisted of three colours: Green, Yellow and Red.

Each representing #Islam, #Hinduism and #Buddhism. In the middle of it, the flag has "Vande Mataram" written in #Devanagari script.

This flag served as the basic template of the current Indian Flag we see today.

Finally, as a mark of respect to the tricolour that we see today, workers at Karnataka Khadi Gramodyog Samyukta Sangha in Hubballi leave their footwear outside before entering the national flag manufacturing unit!

KKGSS supplies the Tricolour that is hoisted atop the Red Fort.