Shyamlal Gupta was born on 9 September 1896 as the youngest son of Visheshwar Prasad and Kaushalya Devi, As an honor, Gupta was selected to sing the flag song on 15 August 1952 during the Independence Day celebrations. During the Republic Day celebrations in 1972, Gupta was celebrated by the then Prime Minister,
Indira Gandhi, who awarded him with a scroll of honor. The
Government of India also awarded him the civilian honor of
Padma Shri in 1973. Two decades after his death, on 4 March 1997,
Shankar Dayal Sharma, then president of India, released a postage stamp in his honor. The film was directed by Lalit Chandra Mehta, and had
Prithviraj Kapoor and Vanamala Pawar in the lead roles. The song, composed by Shekhar Kalyan and sung by
Sarojini Naidu, is reported to have instilled a sense of patriotism among Indians during the pre-independence period. It is sung every year during the flag hoisting ceremony at the
Independence Day and
Republic Day celebrations. विजयी विश्व तिरंगा प्यारा, झण्डा ऊँचा रहे हमारा। सदा शक्ति बरसाने वाला, प्रेम सुधा सरसाने वाला। वीरों को हर्षाने वाला, मातृ भूमि का तन मन सारा॥ झण्डा ऊँचा रहे हमारा ... स्वतंत्रता के भीषण रण में, रख कर जोश बढ़े क्षण-क्षण में। काँपे शत्रु देखकर मन में, मिट जाये भय संकट सारा॥ झण्डा ऊँचा रहे हमारा ... इस झँडे के नीचे निर्भय, हो स्वराज जनता का निश्चय। बोलो भारत माता की जय, स्वतंत्रता ही ध्येय हमारा॥ झण्डा ऊँचा रहे हमारा ... आओ प्यारे वीरों आओ, देश धर्म पर बलि-बलि जाओ। एक साथ सब मिल कर गाओ, प्यारा भारत देश हमारा॥ झण्डा ऊँचा रहे हमारा ... शान न इसकी जाने पाये, चाहे जान भले ही जाये। विश्व विजयी कर के दिखलाएं, तब हो ये प्रण पूर्ण हमारा॥ झण्डा ऊँचा रहे हमारा ... ==Awards and recognition==