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The flag is the only thing that connects that citizens of India, says Naveen Jindal, MP and Founder, Flag Foundation of India
The 207 feet high monumental flag at the National Military Museum
near Infantry Road is an awe-inspiring sight and that’s what Naveen
Jindal, who leads the Flag Foundation of India which has set up over 45
monumental flags across India intended it to be.
“It’s meant to be an awe-inspiring sight, meant to inspire those
who see it and to invoke a good feeling about the symbol of our
country,” said Naveen Jindal over telephone.
The flag, set up on January 23 this year, sits on the tallest pole
in Karnataka and it was set up on the tenth anniversary of the judgement
by the Supreme Court on January 23, 2004, to a PIL filed by Naveen
Jindal which allows the hoisting of the National Flag as a fundamental
right of the citizens of the country.
“The flag is
the only thing that connects you and me because we all belong to
different states or religions and the flag is the greatest symbol of our
nation.”Through these initiatives of the Flag Foundation, Naveen hopes
to encourage the display of the Indian flag.
And on the occasion of Martyr’s Day, the Flag Foundation of India
will be honouring the principles of Father of the Nation at their
programme, ‘Sadbhavna Sandhya- Mahatma Ke Path Par’ programme at India
Gate lawns. (“It is because of him that we got our flag”, says Naveen).
The programme will bring together thousands of people who will pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi
by observing a minute’s silence. There will also be a human chain with
mass chanting of ‘Raghupati Raghav’ and a performance by singer Sunidhi
Chauhan. Similar celebrations will be conducted at the Freedom Park in
Bangalore from 5 p.m. onwards with local Congress leaders and civil
society leaders followed by live streaming of the events at India
Gate.The event concludes the Flag Week Celebration organized by the
Foundation on the occasion the tenth anniversary of the judgement.
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