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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 ...
Flag Code of India (2002) and Specification for the National Flag of India (Cotton Khadi) (amended in 1979). Millimeter have been removed in favour of unitless dimensions. The dimensions on this construction sheet can be scaled to create the Ashoka Chakra used on flag sizes #1, #2, #3, and #4. No scaling is required for flag size #6.
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]
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] The most visible use of the Ashoka Chakra today is at the centre of the Flag of India (adopted ...
Basic geometry of the flag is based on Flag Code of India (2002). Full geometry of the Ashoka Chakra is based on the Specification for the National Flag of India (Cotton Khadi) (amended in 1979). 1.1 The National Flag shall be a tri-colour panel made up of three rectangular panels or sub-panels of equal widths.
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.
The Flag Code of India is a set of laws, practices and conventions that apply to the display of the national flag of India. Flag Code of India, 2002, has been divided into three parts. Part I of the code contains a general description of the national flag. Part II of the code pertains to the display of the national flag by members of public ...
Flag Date Use Description 1950–1971 [1]: Presidential Standard of India: 1st quarter: state emblem (the Lions of Sarnath) to represent national unity; 2nd quarter: elephant from Ajanta Caves to represent patience and strength; 3rd quarter: scales from the Red Fort, Old Delhi to represent justice and economy; 4th quarter: lotus vase from Sarnath to represent prosperity.