THE
NATIONAL FLAG OF INDIA is in tricolor ( TIRANGA) of deep saffron (Kesari) at
the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom in equal proportions.
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THE
NATIONAL FLAG OF INDIA is in tricolor ( TIRANGA) of deep saffron (Kesari) at
the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom in equal proportions.
The Indian flag is a horizontal tricolor in equal proportion of deep saffron on the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom. The ratio of the width to the length of the flag is two is to three. In the centre of the white band, there is a wheel in navy blue to indicate the Dharma Chakra, the wheel of law in the Saranath Lion Capital. This center symbol or the 'CHAKRA', is a Buddhist symbol dating back to 200th century BC.
Its diameter approximates the width of the white band and it has 24 spokes, which intends to show that there is life in movement and death in stagnation. The saffron stands for courage, sacrifice and the spirit of renunciation; the white, for purity and truth; the green for faith and fertility.
The design of the National Flag of India was adopted by India's constituent assembly on 22nd July, 1947. It's use and display are regulated by a code.
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The Amendment (2002) to the Flag code in India The 53rd Republic Day on January 26, 2002, was a very special day for us Indians. Fifty-four years after the Tiranga (our Indian flag as it is popularly known) was adopted by the Constituent Assembly as the national flag, the citizens were free to hoist the Indian flag thanks to a public interest petition filed by a young industrialist from Madhya Pradesh, India. 2002 Amendment |