She replaced Gandhi’s charkha with the Ashoka Chakra on India’s national flag: The story of Surayya Tyabji, the artist behind the tricolour

Source: The Times of India· Sanjay Sharma· August 15, 2026
She replaced Gandhi’s charkha with the Ashoka Chakra on India’s national flag: The story of Surayya Tyabji, the artist behind the tricolour

Surayya Tyabji, an artist from Hyderabad’s influential Tyabji family, played a significant role in shaping India’s national symbols. Historical accounts and family records credit her with illustrating the replacement of the Congress-era charkha with the 24-sp…

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