In 1916, Dr. Annie Besant's and Lokamanya Tilak, had designed a new flag and this flag was hosted in Congress session in Calcutta The flag had for color red, green, white and blue. The all color in stripes manner. The stripes are red and green according to both Nair and Singh (five red, four green), while the Union Jack is in red and blue only. A crescent and a star, both in white, are set in top fly. The white color in the form of seven stars significance of Saptarishi.
