National: Flag of India
National Flag
A line by Mahatma Gandhi:- "A flag is a necessity for all nations. Millions have died for it. It is no doubt a kind of idolatry which would be a sin to destroy.
The Indian National Flag is a horizontal tricolor standard with a band of deep saffron on the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom and with an Ashok Chakra at its center . The Saffron color signifies the strength and courage of the country. The white middle band, signifies peace and truth with the Dharma Chakra or the Ashoka Chakra. The green color signifies the fertility and growth of the land. The Indian Flag was officially adopted in its present form on 22nd July 1947 during a meeting by the Constituent assembly .The ratio of the width of the flag to its length is 2:3 . A navy blue color "Chakra" known as ‘Ashoka Chakra’ have 24 spokes which represents the continuing progress of the nation and the importance of justice in life.
The National Flag of India is a horizontal rectangular tricolour of deep saffron, white and India green; with the Ashoka Chakra, a 24-spoke wheel, in blue at its centre. It was adopted in its present form during a meeting of the Constituent Assembly held on 22 July 1947, when it became the official flag of the Dominion of India. The flag was subsequently retained as that of the Republic of India. In India, the term "tricolour" (Hindi: तिरंगा, Tirangā) almost always refers to the Indian national flag. The flag is based on the Swaraj flag, a flag of the Indian National Congress designed by Pingali Venkayya.
Significance
The preamble of the flag code of India describes the significance of the colors and the chakra in the 'Tiranga'. It was amply described by Dr. S. Radhakrishnan in the Constituent Assembly that unanimously adopted the National Flag. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan explained :
“Bhagwa or the saffron colour denotes renunciation of disinterestedness. Our leaders must be indifferent to material gains and dedicate themselves to their
A line by Mahatma Gandhi:- "A flag is a necessity for all nations. Millions have died for it. It is no doubt a kind of idolatry which would be a sin to destroy.
The Indian National Flag is a horizontal tricolor standard with a band of deep saffron on the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom and with an Ashok Chakra at its center . The Saffron color signifies the strength and courage of the country. The white middle band, signifies peace and truth with the Dharma Chakra or the Ashoka Chakra. The green color signifies the fertility and growth of the land. The Indian Flag was officially adopted in its present form on 22nd July 1947 during a meeting by the Constituent assembly .The ratio of the width of the flag to its length is 2:3 . A navy blue color "Chakra" known as ‘Ashoka Chakra’ have 24 spokes which represents the continuing progress of the nation and the importance of justice in life.
The National Flag of India is a horizontal rectangular tricolour of deep saffron, white and India green; with the Ashoka Chakra, a 24-spoke wheel, in blue at its centre. It was adopted in its present form during a meeting of the Constituent Assembly held on 22 July 1947, when it became the official flag of the Dominion of India. The flag was subsequently retained as that of the Republic of India. In India, the term "tricolour" (Hindi: तिरंगा, Tirangā) almost always refers to the Indian national flag. The flag is based on the Swaraj flag, a flag of the Indian National Congress designed by Pingali Venkayya.
Significance
The preamble of the flag code of India describes the significance of the colors and the chakra in the 'Tiranga'. It was amply described by Dr. S. Radhakrishnan in the Constituent Assembly that unanimously adopted the National Flag. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan explained :
“Bhagwa or the saffron colour denotes renunciation of disinterestedness. Our leaders must be indifferent to material gains and dedicate themselves to their