Who hoisted the first Indian flag on 15 August 1947?
Who hoisted the first Indian flag on 15 August 1947? The Indian tricolour was officially hoisted at India House, the High Commissioner's residence by Sir Raghunath Paranjpye at 0730 hrs IST (1200 hrs local time at Canberra) on 15 Aug 1947, in the presence of the then Australian Minister for External Affairs Dr Herbert V Evatt, and over 300 guests. Who hoisted the first Indian flag after independence? Bhikaji Cama unfurled the first version of the Indian national flag—a tricolour of green, saffron, and red stripes—at the International Socialist Congress held at Stuttgart, Germany, in 1907. India will wake up...