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National Flag adopted

The Constituent Assembly adopted the present form of India’s national flag.

National Flag adopted: Nehru photographed with the newly adopted Indian national flag in July 1947, the same month it was adopted by the Constituent Assembly. Not a photograph of the actual adoption vote. — Nehru photographed with the newly adopted Indian national flag in July 1947, the same month it was adopted by the Constituent Assembly. Not a photograph of the actual adoption vote. · Credit: Unknown press photographer; Columbia University South Asia archive source scan · License: Public domain

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