This is where the Indian flag was hoisted for the first time on Indian soil

This year (on December 30, 2023) marks eight decades since the Indian flag was first hoisted on Indian soil (December 30, 1943). Almost 80 years ago, Netaji Subash Chandra Bose hoisted the Indian flag in the South point area of Port Blair. Today, that exact spot has a flag pole, where one can see the Indian flag flutter ever-so-proudly. The spot is called the Flag Point.

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Located at an altitude of 150 feet, the Flag Point is one of the most popular places in Port Blair, and one that’s most visited too.


This historical place is easily visible from the Rajiv Gandhi Water Sports Complex.


Port Blair, even though it is located far from mainland India, was one of the most important places related to the Indian Freedom struggle. The Cellular Jail, also popularly known as Kala Pani, was an erstwhile British colonial prison.



Several political prisoners (independence activists) were exiled here. Most notable ones were Diwan Singh Kalepani, Yogendra Shukla, Batukeshwar Dutt, Shadan Chandra Chatterjee, Sohan Singh, Hare Krishna Konar, Shiv Verma, Allama Fazle Haq Khairabadi and Sudhanshu Dasgupta to name a few.


Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, being the relentless freedom fighter that he was, hoisted the Indian flag in Port Blair in 1943, long before India won independence. This was done to declare Port Blair free from British rule. If that was not one of the most incredible acts of defiance during the Indian freedom struggle, we don’t know what was.

1. Where is Flag Point located?
   Flag Point is located in South point area of Port Blair.
2. Where was the Indian flag hoisted for the first time on Indian soil?
   Flag Point in Port Blair is where the Indian flag was hoisted for the first time on Indian soil. The flag was hoisted by Netaji Subash Chandra Bose in December 30, 1943.
3. How far is the Cellular Jail from Flag Point?
   Cellular Jail is just 2 km from Flag Point.