 Born
on July 22, 1947 in the Constituent Assembly
on the eve of the Independence, the Indian
national Flag is a horizontal tricolor. When
the adhoc Committee on the Flag adopted it
as the National Flag of free India,
Jawaharlal Nehru made a memorable speech and
concluded saying :"...this flag that I
have the honor to present to you is... a
flag of freedom, not only for ourselves, but
to all people, who may see it.."
A band of deep saffron is at the top,
white in middle, and dark green is at the
bottom. The three bands of colors are in
equal proportions. While in the center of
the white band is a wheel in navy blue. This
wheel is an adaptation from the sculpted
wheel, called Chakra, the wheel of law,
appearing on the abacus of Sarnath Capital
of Asoka, the ancient Indian emperor. It has
24 spokes and the diameter approximates the
width of the white band.
With all these things the width and
length of the Tricolor is supposed to be in
the proportion of 2 to 3. The design of the
Tricolor has been adopted by the
constitutional Assembly of India on 22nd
July, 1947. The flag was designed as a
symbol of freedom. Its use and display are,
however, regulated by a code.
Significance of the
Tricolor:
Each of the three colors in our Tricolor
has a special significance. The saffron
stands for courage, sacrifice and the spirit
of renunciation. The white, is meant for
purity and truth. While the green is for
faith and fertility. The navy blue wheel in
the center of the white band signifies which
denotes continual progress of the country
and its blue wheel signifies the continuity
of the nation's progress which is deemed to
be as boundless as the blue sky above and as
fathomless as the deep blue sea that keeps
its hands and feet washed.
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