Surayya Tyabji: The artist behind India’s final tricolour design. (Photo: Social Media) “Every thread that weaves a nation into being leaves behind a story.” Yet one of the most important threads in India’s history remained almost invisible for decades. When students learn about the Indian national flag, one name usually appears in textbooks: Pingali Venkayya, the man credited with designing the tricolour. But very few know the story of Surayya Tyabji, the artist who helped shape the final version of the flag that became the symbol of independent...