By law, our flag is to be made of Khadi. The Ashoka Chakra was taken from the Lion capital of Ashoka which is a sculpture of “four lions”. Diameter of the Chakra is approximately the width of the white band at the bottom of the flag. Wheel is navy blue and indicated Dharma In the entire nation, there is only unit which is provided with license to produce and supply Indian flags located at Karnataka – Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyuktha Sanga at Hubli. Government of Maharashtra hoists the largest flag measuring 21×14 ft on top of the Mantralaya building, the state’s headquarters. The designing of our National flag should exactly contain 150 threads per square centimetre which includes 4 threads per stitch. Also, each square foot of the flag should exactly weigh 205 grams. After weaving, the flag undergoes several tests for perfection in the laboratories and once passing those tests they are sent back to the production unit for dyeing the respective colours. Else they are discarded. Indians purchase around forty million flags every year. The Indian Tiranga was hoisted on Mount. Everest, the highest peak in the world on May 29 1953, along with the Union jack and the Nepalese national flag. Bhikhaji Rustom Cama was the first Indian to fly the Indian flag on a foreign land, at Paris. Through Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, Indian flag went on-air into the space in 1971 on Apollo-15. Tricoloured flag of our nation was printed on the space suit and worn by this cosmonaut during Indo-Soviet Joint space flight. On Indian territories, Indian flag flown along with other national flags should be the starting point of all flags. Also, when the flag is displayed in any of the indoor meetings or public gatherings, it should be placed towards the observer’s left, as this is the position of authority. Furthermore, when a foreign dignitary travels in a car provided by the Indian government then the Indian flag should be towards the right and the respected dignitary country’s flag should be towards the left. After, repeated changes in the rules of hoisting the Indian flag, January 15 2002; it was declared that the citizens of this nation are allowed to fly the flag throughout the year(earlier, it was allowed only on the special days like Republic day or Independence day etc.) as it was part of the fundamental rights to freedom of expression.
Posted on: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 05:20:18 +0000
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