The first national flag was hoisted in 1906 in Calcutta during Swadeshi and Boycott movement. It had green, yellow and red stripes, and eight lotus symbols. A similar flag was hoisted in 1907. Tricolour with saffron, white and green stripes, and Mahatma Gandhi's spinning wheel symbol was adopted in 1931. The present-day flag was adopted on July 22, 1947.