Facts about the indian national flag

vivek2066 (25)in #india • 6 years ago

The National Flag of India is a horizontal rectangular tricolour of India saffron, whiteand India green; with the Ashoka Chakra, a 24-spoke wheel, in navy blue at its centre. It was adopted in its present form during a meeting of the Constituent Assembly held on 22 July 1947, and it became the official flag of the Dominion of India on 15 August 1947. The flag was subsequently retained as that of the Republic of India. In India, the term. "tricolour" (Hindi: तिरंगा, translit. Tiraṅgā) 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.

Some interesting facts about the indian national flag.

The indian flag was adopted on July 22, 1947, just before india received independence from britain on August 15,1947.
The flag of india consist of three equal sized horizontal stripes.
Saffron colour is the symbol of courage and sacrifice, White is the symbol of truth, peace and purity and Green is the symbol of prosperity. The ashoka chakra in the middle symbolises righteousness.
The middle strip at its centre bears the design of an ashoka chakra in navy blue colour with 24 equally spaced spokes.
The indian national flag was hoisted on mount everest on may 29, 1953, along with the union jack and the Nepalese national flag.
Bhikaji rustom cama was the first indian who raised the flag on foreign soil.
During the period of Indian independence, several other designs of Indian flag were used and adopted.
The first Indian flag had religious symbols and eight roses on it with Vande Matram written in the middle. It was hoisted on August 7, 1906 at Parsi Bagan Square in Kolkata.
Second Indian flag had partial modifications. It was hoisted by Bhikaji Cama in Germany.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak used a different type of flag in the year 1917. The flag had the Union Jack on the top left and Crescent on top right corner. It also had seven stars.