The Indian National Flag History The Indian National Flag is a horizontal three colored flag of deep saffron, white and dark green colors. Ashok Chakra, a 24 spoke wheel in navy blue color is at its center. The Indian national flag is called Tiranga in Hindi. It is made of Khadi - a type of hand spun cloth, made of cotton or silk. The saffron color represents courage, white; truth & purity and green; peace & prosperity. The Ashok Chakra represents the wheel of law or righteousness. Dr S. Radhakrishnan, Indias first Vice President and second President explained the symbolism of colors and the Ashoka Chakra in the Indian Tricolor thus; The saffron color denotes renunciation or disinterestedness. Our leaders must be indifferent to material gains and dedicate themselves to their work. The white in the center is light, the path of truth to guide our conduct. The green shows our relation to (the) soil, our relation to the plant life here, on which all other life depends. The Ashoka Chakra in the centre of the white is the wheel of the law of dharma. Truth or satya, dharma or virtue ought to be the controlling principle of those who work under this flag. The wheel denotes motion. There is death in stagnation. There is life in movement. India should no more resist change, it must move and go forward. The wheel represents the dynamism of a peaceful change. The Indian National Anthem Jana-Gana-Mana - this song was originally composed in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore. It was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly as the National Anthem of India on 24 January 1950. Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, philosopher, artist, playwright, composer and novelist and Indias first Nobel laureate. He was affectionately called Gurudev. The Indian National Song The National Song of India, Vande Mataram, was composed in Sanskrit by Bankimchandra Chatterji. It was a source of inspiration to the people during their struggle for freedom. It has the same status as Jana-Gana-Mana, the National Anthem. Indias National Symbols National Animal..............................................................Tiger National Flower...............................................................Lotus National Fruit...................................................................Mango National Tree...................................................................Banyan Tree National Game.................................................................Hockey National Bird....................................................................Peacock National Language...........................................................Hindi Credit: Dhara
Posted on: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 05:30:00 +0000
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