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Detailed explanation-1: -The national flag will be hoisted at the Red Fort by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a ceremonial celebration of Independence Day. But before you tune into the live telecast of the PM’s 15th August address from the ramparts of Lal Qila, here are a few things to know about our national flag.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Independence Day is celebrated on 15 August every year to celebrate India’s freedom from the British rule in 1947. Every year, the Prime Minister hoists the National Flag at Delhi’s Red Fort and addresses the nation, which is followed by a military parade.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is Kolkata. The first national flag in India is said to have been hoisted on 7th August 1906. It was hoisted in the Parsee Bagan Square (Green Park) in Kolkata. The flag was composed of three horizontal strips of red, yellow and green.

Detailed explanation-4: -It was unfurled by the first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru at the Princess Park near India Gate in New Delhi on August 15, 1947.

Detailed explanation-5: -Highlights. India celebrates Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav this year, as the country marks 75 years of Independence. Indian flag was hoisted by freedom-fighter Bhikaiji Patel-Cama 40 years before independence. The moment is etched in golden letters in the country’s history.