All About Madam Bhikaiji Cama

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00:00today is august 13 2025 just another day for everyone right but hold on in just two days we'll

00:07hoist our tiranga high bursting with pride and unity for independence day but hold on do you know

00:14who first dreamed of giving india a flag so are you curious to know about the extraordinary women

00:21behind it stay glued to this video as we reveal her incredible story hello and welcome this is

00:27your host davran kadham and before moving ahead do subscribe to lokma types if you haven't already

00:34for unusual stories which the world needs to know in today's era indian politics has turned into a

00:40battleground for political parties as they are fighting to keep up their power people are

00:45standing up for their rights and everyone is talking about the constitution caste and religion but in

00:52this rush to show who's on top are we forgetting what holds india together yes we are talking about

01:00our flag also known as the tiranga it is the soul of our nation a symbol of unity and sacrifice but

01:07do you know who first gave the thought of giving india a flag meet madam bhikaji kama the brave woman

01:15whose dreams started it all stick with us as we uncover her incredible story and how our tiranga

01:22became what it is today in this exciting video did you know our indian flag our tiranga was born in

01:30the heart of a fearless woman a woman who dared to dream of a free india when the british ruled our land

01:37her name was madam bhikaji kama but how many of you even know her story don't worry today on her

01:45birthday i am going to take you on a journey a journey of courage rebellion and a flag that

01:51became the soul of our nation so let's rewind to 1907 staggart germany a lone indian woman steps into a

01:59global stage surrounded by thousand delegates from across the world here the british empire is at its

02:06peak and india is in chains but this woman madam bhikaji kama pulls out a flag green saffron and red

02:14boldly declaring this is the flag of independent india the crowd starts gossiping the british get

02:22furious but why because she was the first to hoist an indian flag on foreign soil planting the seed of

02:30freedom in world's heart but who was she and why don't we talk about her more let's understand born in

02:371861 in bombay bhikaji kama was no ordinary woman raised in a wealthy parsee family she could have lived

02:45a life of luxury but her heart burned for india's freedom at just 24 she married rustam kama a pro

02:53british lawyer the marriage was a clash of ideals he admired the british and she hated their control

03:01so what did she do she got into social work risking her life during the 1896 plague outbreak

03:07in bombay she even caught the plague herself but survived barely doctors sent her to london in 1902

03:15to recover but little did the british know they were sending a revolutionary in their own doorstep

03:21in london bhikaji met firebrand nationalists like dada bhai navroji and sham krishna varma

03:27the british warned her stop your anti-british activities or you'll never return to india

03:34so what next did she back down the answer was no she moved to paris turned her home into a hub for

03:43revolutionaries and co-founded the paris indian society moving on she smuggled revolutionary

03:49literature like bande matram and madans talwar into india hidden in christmas toys and then came her

03:57boldest move the flag but what did the flag look like and how did it spark a revolution hold on

04:04because the story gets even bigger madam kama's flag was a masterpiece of integrity green at the top for

04:11islam saffron in the middle for hinduism and red at the bottom for courage eight lotuses stood for

04:18india's eight provinces and the words one day matram screamed rebellion designed with sham krishnaji

04:25varma and vinayak damur the saavarkar this flag wasn't just a clock it was a call to the world

04:32that india will be free smuggled into india by socialist indulal yagnik it's now preserved in

04:39poone's maratha and kesri library but this was just the beginning our tiranga had to go a long journey to

04:46become what it is today want to know how stay tuned let's unravel the mystery of our flag's journey

04:54in 1906 a simple red yellow and green flag was raised in calcutta's parsi bagan square

05:01a whisper of defense then came madam kama's flag in 1907 bold and unapologetic by 1917 any basin and

05:10bal gangadar tilak raised a flag with red and green stripes stars and a nod to self-rule in 1921 a young

05:19man showed mahatma gandhi a red and green flag with a charkha mahatma gandhi added a white stripe

05:26for peace and uniting hindus muslims and all other communities and moving on finally in 1947 the

05:32constituent assembly gave us the tiranga we know today saffron for courage white for peace and green for

05:40prosperity and the ashok chakra for progress but let's not forget every stripe every color was paid

05:48for with blood sweat and sacrifice madam kama's life was a battle exiled for 33 years she faced arrest

05:56lost her wealth and even survived a stroke in 1935 she begged the british government to let her return

06:03to india they agreed but only if she stopped her revolutionary work later she came back to bombay

06:10and died in 1936 leaving her wealth to orphan girls and a parsi fire temple today as we salute our

06:17tiranga let's remember madam bikaji kama the mother of indian revolution she showed us that national

06:25integrity isn't just about a flag it's about standing together hindus muslim parsis and everyone

06:34it's about women rising fighting and shaping a nation so i ask you will you honor her legacy

06:41will you tell her story let's make sure her name echoes in every heart just like our tiranga

06:48flies in every sky this is gaurang from lokma times signing off with the promise to keep the fire of freedom

06:54alive

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