The tricolour was formally adopted on 22 July 1947 by the Constituent Assembly, just three weeks before India gained independence from British rule. 

Independence Day 2025: How India got its national flag, and why it was finalised at the last minute?

The Indian tricolour that fills every Indian's heart with pride is the result of multiple flags that evolved into the modern flag. These are the stories of the forgotten flags of India.

Independence Day 2025: Forgotten flags of India — Stories behind the many Indian flags before 1947

Here are the 10 interesting flags that led to the Indian National Flag. Shades of these flags can still be traced to the Indian Tricolour.

National Flag of India: 10 fascinating desgins that paved way to Indian tricolour

The Indian National Flag represents the hopes and aspirations of the people of India. It is the symbol of our national pride and over the last five decades, our armed forces have laid down their lives to keep the Tricolour flying in its full glory. As India celebrates its 77th Independence day, meet the flag makers from Delhi who deploy giant flags at India's border areas.

Independence Day special: This company in Delhi makes flags for India's border areas

As India celebrates 75 years of independence, Space Kidz India raised the Indian flag roughly 30 kilometres above the earth. The flag was carried to an altitude of 1,06,000 feet above the Earth aboard a balloon, where it was unfurled.

Watch: Indian national flag unfurled 30 kilometres above the planet

For the first time ever, the Indian national flag has been made on a silk wall hanging by a Kashmiri artisan Maqbool Dar in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Maqbool’s motive for making the Indian National Flag on a silk wall hanging is to bring the attention of government authorities towards the dying art as well as the artisans.

Artisan in Kashmir makes Indian national flag on silk wall hanging, wishes it to be put up at Red Fort

Indian shooter Singhraj Adhana, who clinched a silver medal, said that his dream to see the national flag flying high at the Tokyo Paralympics has been fulfilled.

Tokyo Paralympics: Singhraj Adhana says dream to see Indian national flag flying high fulfilled

July 22 in history: First motor race, India's Constituent Assembly adopts national flag and more

Significance and evolution of the Indian national flag