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  2. Flag of India - Wikipedia

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    The national flag of India, colloquially called Tiraṅgā (the tricolour), is a horizontal rectangular tricolour flag, the colours being of India saffron, white and India green; with the Ashoka Chakra, a 24-spoke wheel, in navy blue at its centre. [1][2] It was adopted in its present form during a meeting of the Constituent Assembly held on 22 ...

  3. Ashoka Chakra - Wikipedia

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    Ashoka Chakra. Illustration of the Ashoka Chakra, as depicted on the flag of India. The Ashoka Chakra (Transl: Ashoka 's wheel) is an Indian symbol which is a depiction of the Dharmachakra. It is called so because it appears on a number of edicts of Ashoka the Great, [1] most prominent among which is the Lion Capital of Ashoka. [2]

  4. National symbols of India - Wikipedia

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    The Indian rupee symbol, adopted in July 2010, is a combination of Devanagari "Ra" and the Roman letter "R" with two parallel horizontal lines at the top which represent the national flag and indicate equality. [52] The Indian national calendar, based on the Shaka era Hindu calendar was adopted on 22 March 1957. [55]

  5. Pingali Venkayya - Wikipedia

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    Known for. Design of Indian National Flag. Spouse. Rukminamma. Pingali Venkayya (2 August 1876 [1][2] 4 July 1963) was an Indian freedom fighter. He was the designer of the flag on which the initial Indian National Flag was based. [3] He was also a lecturer, author, geologist, educationalist, agriculturist, and a polyglot. [4][5]

  6. Lion Capital of Ashoka - Wikipedia

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    The state emblem of the Dominion of India was accepted by the cabinet on 29 December 1947, with the resolution of a national motto set aside for a future date. [80] Nehru also explicitly displaced the spinning wheel, the charkha, at the centre of the flag of the Indian National Congress, [g] the main instrument of Indian nationalism.

  7. List of national flags by design - Wikipedia

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    The following flags have a distinctive aspect ratio: Belgium: Aspect ratio of 13:15. El Salvador: Aspect ratio of 189:335. Monaco: Aspect ratio of 4:5. Nepal: The only national flag that is not rectangular, being made with 5 sides, and the only one that is higher than wide. Bordering aspect ratio of ~ 6:5. Niger: Aspect ratio of 6:7.

  8. State Emblem of India - Wikipedia

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    The State Emblem of India is an official seal of the Government of India. It is used as the national emblem of India and appears on official documents, currency and passports. The emblem was adopted by the Government of India on 26 January 1950, the day that India became a republic. It is based on the Lion Capital of Ashoka, a sculpture that ...

  9. Bharat Mata - Wikipedia

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    Bharat Mata by Abanindranath Tagore (1871–1951). Bharat Mata (Bhārat Mātā, Mother India in English) is a national personification of India (Bharat [ 1 ]) as a mother goddess. Bharat Mata is commonly depicted dressed in a red or saffron -coloured sari and holding a national flag; she sometimes stands on a lotus and is accompanied by a lion.