Pragati Karad, the spokesperson of the organisation, said the students who had approached the hostel authorities were given “flimsy” reasons for not hoisting the tricolour.
Inspired by President Draupadi Murmu who became the first woman from the tribal community to hold the office, Thakurdesai chose Warli art to create a souvenir placing the picture of an Indian flag with a miniature of Warli artwork she painted herself.