# Underwater Tiranga rally, silent village sisters hoist 150 flags 2026-08-14T06:16:19+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Water sports athletes led by Bilquis Mir, India's first female judge for kayaking and canoeing at the Paris Olympics, held the first-ever underwater Tiranga rally at Pokribal lake in Srinagar on Thursday, rediff.com reports. The event was part of the 80th Independence Day celebrations. Mir said it showcased Kashmir's water sports potential. In Dhadkai, a remote hilltop village in Doda district known as India's 'Silent Village', three mute sisters, Reshma Bibi, Parveen Kousar and Saira Khatoon, stitched and distributed over 150 tricolours, reports telanganatoday.com. Their father bought fabric after they refused to eat. The move brought the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign to the village for the first time. ## Coverage - rediff.com - telanganatoday.com Tags: Bilquis Mir, Independence Day, Kashmir, Pokribal lake, Tiranga rally, water sports Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bilquis-mir-leads-first-underwater-tiranga-rally-in-kashmir/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bilquis-mir-leads-first-underwater-tiranga-rally-in-kashmir/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.