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It is a tricolour(Tiranga) of deep saffron, white and green; with the Ashoka Chakra in navy blue at its centre
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It adopted on 22 July 1947, when it became the official flag of India
It adopted on 22 July 1947, when it became the official flag of India
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A flag is based on the Swaraj flag adopted in 1931
A flag is based on the Swaraj flag adopted in 1931
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According to the Flag code of India, the flag has a ratio of two by three (where the length of the flag is 1.5 times that of the width)
According to the Flag code of India, the flag has a ratio of two by three (where the length of the flag is 1.5 times that of the width)
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Saffron represents courage and sacrifice ,
White represents peace and truth ,
Green represents faith and chivalry ,
Ashoka Chakra(wheel) represents the eternal wheel of law
Saffron represents courage and sacrifice ,
White represents peace and truth ,
Green represents faith and chivalry ,
Ashoka Chakra(wheel) represents the eternal wheel of law
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Khadi or hand-spun cloth is the only material allowed to be used
for the flag
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Ashoka Chakra is a depiction of the dharmachakra which are introduced by teachings of Buddha & represented with 24 spokes . The first 12 spokes represent 12 stages of suffering , Next 12 spokes represent no cause no effect
Ashoka Chakra is a depiction of the dharmachakra which are introduced by teachings of Buddha & represented with 24 spokes . The first 12 spokes represent 12 stages of suffering , Next 12 spokes represent no cause no effect
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Pre-independence versions of the flag has charkha (spinning wheel) instead of Ashoka chakra
Pre-independence versions of the flag has charkha (spinning wheel) instead of Ashoka chakra
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Gautama Buddha introduced his first teachings by establishing the dharmachakra. This is the motive taken up by Ashoka and portrayed on top of his pillars
Gautama Buddha introduced his first teachings by establishing the dharmachakra. This is the motive taken up by Ashoka and portrayed on top of his pillars
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The Indian national flag was hosted on
Mt. Everest, the highest peak in the world, on May 29 1953, along with the Union Jack and the Nepalese National flag
The Indian national flag was hosted on
Mt. Everest, the highest peak in the world, on May 29 1953, along with the Union Jack and the Nepalese National flag
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DharmaChakra (Ashoka Chakra) depicted the "wheel of the law" in the Sarnath Lion Capital made by the 3rd-century BC Mauryan Emperor Ashoka. The chakra intends to show that there is life in movement and death in stagnation
DharmaChakra (Ashoka Chakra) depicted the "wheel of the law" in the Sarnath Lion Capital made by the 3rd-century BC Mauryan Emperor Ashoka. The chakra intends to show that there is life in movement and death in stagnation
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The first national flag of India is said to have been hosted on August 7, 1906, in the Parsee Bagan Square (Green Park) in Calcutta . The flag was composed of three horizontal strips of red, yellow and green
The first national flag of India is said to have been hosted on August 7, 1906, in the Parsee Bagan Square (Green Park) in Calcutta . The flag was composed of three horizontal strips of red, yellow and green
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Bhikaji Cama was the first Indian who raised the flag on foreign soil ( stuttgart , Germany )
Bhikaji Cama was the first Indian who raised the flag on foreign soil ( stuttgart , Germany )
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Indian National Flag was designed by Pingali Venkayya who was a freedom fighter from Andhra Pradesh
Indian National Flag was designed by Pingali Venkayya who was a freedom fighter from Andhra Pradesh
Bibliography :- Indian Flag , Flag of India
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