National Flag of India

National Flag of India

The Official National Flag of India Was adopted On July 22, 1947. Flag Of India Was Adopted during the meeting of the Constituent Assembly, A few days before India’s independence from the British on 15 August 1947. The Flag served as the national flag of the Dominion of India between 15 August 1947 and 26 January 1950 and that of the Republic of India thereafter.

In India, the term “tricolor” refers to the India National Flag. The Flag Was Desing By Pingali Venkayya. The Flag is a horizontal tricolor flag depicting three colors: saffron (Kesari) at the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom in equal proportion. In the center of the flag, there was a white band is a navy-blue wheel which represents the chakra.

 

Meaning Of The Flag:

The Indian National Congress Party before independence adopted a white, green and red flag as its unofficial flag in 1921. The Red Color Originally stood for Hinduism, Green Stand for Islam, and white stood for other minority religions. A Tricolor National Flag of India was first accepted by the Indian national congress in 1931, having chakra in place of today’s chakra. Saffron color shows courage, sacrifice, and renunciation. White color shows truth and purity in thoughts and Dark Green Is the symbol of life prosperity. A wheel (chakra) in the center of the white stripe is the symbol of progress and movement. This Dharma Chakra has 24 spokes.

 

Some Interesting Facts About The National Flag:

1. The National Flag of India was hoisted on the highest mountain peak of the world, Mount Everest, on 29 May 1953.
2. Madam Bhikaji Rustom Cama was the first person to hoist the Flag Of India on foreign soil on 22 August 1907 in Stuttgart, Germany.
3. The Indian National Flag flew into space in 1984 when Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian to travel to space. The Flag of India was attached as a medallion on the spacesuit of Sharma.

 

Some Information About Flag:

In Which Year, The National Flag is Adopted?
Ans: On July 22, 1947.

What Are The Colours of The Flag?
Ans: Saffron, Red, Dark Green

What Do the Colours of the Flag Means?
Ans: Saffron color shows courage, sacrifice, and renunciation. White color shows truth and purity in thoughts and Dark Green Is the symbol of life prosperity.

Who is the designer of the Flag?
Ans: The Indian National flag was designed by ‎Pingali Venkayya in the year 1931.

What does Ashoka Chakra represent in the Indian flag?
The Ashoka Chakra or wheel from the Lion Capital of Ashoka represents the Dharma and Law.

When and where was The Flag First Hoisted?
The first national flag in India was hoisted on August 7, 1906, in Parsee Bagan Square (Green Park) in Calcutta now Kolkata.

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