The factory owner, Sanjay Sarawagi, says he has orders to supply one crore flags for the “Har Ghar Tiranga” campaign, in which the Centre has identified 24 crore homes across the country that will hoist the Tricolour from August 13 to 15 to celebrate 75 years of independence.
A roll of white fabric, also identified as “grey fabric,” rolls onto a machine that is constantly rolling, dying, and printing inside a textile factory in Surat’s Pandesara neighbourhood.
Saffron and green dyes are added along the way. The Ashoka Chakra is then inked.
The Tricolor spills out of the other end in reams and onto a waiting trolley.