About our flag

2. •Everyfreenationoftheworldhasitsown
flag.Itisasymbolofafreecountry.
•TheNationalflagofIndiaisahorizontal
tricolorofdeepsaffron(kesari)atthetop,
whiteinthemiddleanddarkgreenatthe
bottominequalproportion.Inthecentreofthe
whitebandisanavybluewheelwhich
representsthechakra.
•Itsdesignisthatofthewheelwhich
appearsontheabacusoftheSarnathLion
CapitalofAshoka.Ithas24spokes.

4. •ThefirstnationalflaginIndiais
saidtohavebeenhoistedonAugust7,
1906,intheParseeBaganSquare
(GreenPark)inCalcuttanowKolkata.
Theflagwascomposedofthree
horizontalstripsofred,yellowand
green.
Unofficial flag of India in 1906
First Flag

5. Second Flag
•Thesecondflagwashoistedin
ParisbyMadameCamaandherband
ofexiledrevolutionariesin1907
(accordingtosomeinl90’S).Thiswas
verysimilartothefirstflagexceptthat
thetopstriphadonlyonelotusbut
sevenstarsdenotingtheSaptarishi.
Thisflagwasalsoexhibitedata
socialistconferenceinBerlin.
The Berlin committee flag, first raised by
Bhikaiji Cama in 1907.

6. Third Flag
•Thethirdflagwentupin1917when
ourpoliticalstrugglehadtakenadefinite
turn.Dr.AnnieBesantandLokmanya
TilakhoisteditduringtheHomerule
movement.Thisflaghadfiveredandfour
greenhorizontalstripsarranged
alternately,withsevenstarsinthe
saptarishiconfigurationsuper-imposedon
them.Intheleft-handtopcorner(thepole
end)wastheUnionJack.Therewasalsoa
whitecrescentandstarinonecorner.

7. •SriPingaliVenkaiyahbelongstothe
cityofBezaawada(Vijayawada),Krishna
districtofAndhraPradesh.
•Itwasmadeupoftwocolors-redand
green-representingthetwomajor
communitiesi.e.HindusandMuslims.
•Gandhisuggestedtheadditionofa
whitestriptorepresenttheremaining
communitiesofIndiaandthespinning
wheeltosymbolizeprogressoftheNation.
Sri Pingali Venkaiyah
The flag designed by Pingali
Venkaiyah in 1921.
Fourth Flag

8. Fifth Flag
•Theyear1931wasalandmarkin
thehistoryoftheflag.Aresolutionwas
passedadoptingatricolorflagasour
nationalflag.Thisflag,theforbearof
thepresentone,wassaffron,whiteand
greenwithMahatmaGandhi'sspinning
wheelatthecenter.Itwas,however,
clearlystatedthatitborenocommunal
significanceandwastobeinterpreted
thus.
The flag adopted in 1931. This flag was also
the battle ensign of the Indian National
Army.

10. The Tiranga
•OnJuly22,1947,theConstituent
AssemblyadopteditasFreeIndia
NationalFlag.Aftertheadventof
Independence,thecolorsandtheir
significanceremainedthesame.Only
theDharmaCharkhaofEmperor
Asokawasadoptedinplaceofthe
spinningwheelastheemblemonthe
flag.Thus,thetricolorflagofthe
CongressPartyeventuallybecamethe
tricolorflagofIndependentIndia.

11. •In the national flag of India the top band is
of Saffron color, indicating the strength and
courage of the country.
The First Band

12. •The white middle band indicates peace
and truth with Dharma Chakra which has 24
spokes.
The Second Band

13. The Third Band
•The last band is green in color shows the fertility,
growth and auspiciousness of the land.

14. The Dharma Chakra
•ThisDharmaChakradepictedthe"wheelofthelaw"
intheSarnathLionCapitalmadebythe3rd-centuryBC
MauryanEmperorAshoka.Thechakraintendstoshow
thatthereislifeinmovementanddeathinstagnation.

15. •Courage
•Peacefulness
•Goodness
•Gentleness
•Self-control
•Truthfulness
•Justice
•Gracefulness
•Empathy
•Spiritual
•Believe
•Faith/Hope
•Faithfulness
•Magnanimity
•Fear of God
•Moral Values
•Sympathy
•Humility
•Mercy
•Righteousness
•Self Sacrifice
•Self lessness
•Patience
•Love

16. •TheIndianNationalFlagrepresentsthehopesand
aspirationsofthepeopleofIndia.Itisthesymbolofour
nationalpride.Overthelastfivedecades,severalpeople
includingmembersofarmedforceshaveungrudgingly
laiddowntheirlivestokeepthetricolorflyinginitsfull
glory.

17. By
M. Vamsi Krishna,
Phone no.+919700584749,
Email id:[email protected]