She’d probably have chosen one of her escaping into her own private world of painting or even the one climbing the high rocks of Hyderabad, her sari tucked up to her knees. Remembering her, Laila Tyabji, daughter of Surayya and Badruddin Tyabji writes, “ If she had to choose a representative image for herself, it wouldn’t have been that carefully composed picture of an ambassadorial wife that was up in that exhibition. Early Lifeīorn and brought up in Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh, now capital of Telangana) in 1919, Surayya Tyabji was a reputed artist who was known for her uncustomary and progressive outlook on life and society. It’s high time we recognise her contribution and give her the credit that she deserves. Surayya Tyabji was the one who came up with the final idea for the Indian flag but was never credited for it. Contrary to popular belief, while the idea for the flag developed through the years with many names contributing to it, Pingali, in fact, was a designer of the Swaraj Flag of the Indian National Congress.

Pingali Venkayyah has always been regarded as the man who came up with the design of our Indian flag. One such name is Surayya Tyabji – the woman who came up with the final design of our national flag. However, there are many pages of this history that are often overlooked and the names are forgotten. A simple look at it and one can see thousands of names who have fought for independent India and contributed to it from every sphere of life. The pages of Indian history are unlimited and vast.

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