Flag Hoisted In 1947 In Tamil Nadu Only Original Left In The Nation

CHENNAI (ANI) – The national flag hoisted on August 15, 1947, at 5:30 am in Fort St. George conserved by the Archaeological Survey of India is there for public view in St George Museum, here.

This is the only national flag that has been conserved to this day, and it is also the only flag that was hoisted on the first Independence Day.

The 12ft by 8ft pure silk flag, was hoisted after lowering the British Union Jack on August 15, 1947, at 5.05 am at Fort St. George and was witnessed by thousands of people.

The Chennai St George Fort Museum was established and opened to the public on January 31, 1948.

The flag, which had been in ASI’s collection for many years, was placed on public display at the Fort Museum on January 26, 2013.

It is placed in an airtight wooden glass box. The flag is surrounded by six bowls of silica gel to regulate humidity and absorb moisture all the time.

The museum also has various galleries featuring uniforms of the Madras Army, swords, rifles, pistols, guns, canons, and motors used by Britishers and the Madras Army.