Indian National Flag.pptx

Its all about Indian national flag. Its history, who designed it, evolution from 1917 to 1947 and falg code. Presently Har ghar tirangaa campaign and its importance

1. Our National Flag

2. Flag is a symbol of a free country. The National Flag of India was adopted in its present form during the meeting of Constituent Assembly held on the 22 July 1947. History of Indian Tri colour

3. It served as the national flag of the Dominion of India between 15 August 1947 and 26 January 1950 and that of the Republic of India thereafter. In India, the term "tricolour" refers to the Indian national flag. Dominion Vs Republic

4. The National flag of India is a horizontal tricolor of deep saffron at the top (indicates strength and courage), white in the middle (indicates peace and truth) and dark green at the bottom(indicates fertility, growth and auspiciousness) in equal proportion. The ratio of width of the flag to its length is two to three. In the center of the white band is a navy blue wheel which represents the chakra. Flag Description

5. Its design is that of the wheel which appears on the abacus of the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka. Its diameter approximates to the width of the white band and it has 24 spokes. Flag Description

6. Lion Capital of Ashoka

7. The Ashoka Chakra has 24 equally spaced spokes, in section 4.3.1 of "IS 1 : Manufacturing standards for the Indian Flag", there is a chart that details the size of the Ashoka Chakra on the nine specific sizes of the national flag. Flag Description

8. Specified Flag Sizes

9. The National Flag of India was designed by Sri Pingali Venkayya and adopted in its present form during the constituent assembly meeting on 22 July 1947 before India’s independence on 15 th Aug 1947. Designing of Indian National Flag

10. Evolution of Indian National Flag

11. The first national flag in India is said to have been hoisted on August 7, 1906, in the Parsee Bagan Square (Green Park) in Kolkata. The flag was composed of three horizontal stripes of red, yellow and green. Eight white lotuses on upper green stripe. वन्दे मातरम inscribed in middle yellow stripe. A crescent and Sun in the lower red stripe. First Flag

12. Mrs. Cama and her band of exiled revolutionaries hoisted the second flag in Paris in 1907. The flag was composed of three horizontal stripes of upper saffron, middle yellow and lower green. One white lotus and seven stars ( Saptharshi ) on upper stripe. वन्दे मातरम inscribed in middle yellow stripe. A star with crescent and Sun in the lower green stripe. The flag was also on display at a Berlin socialist conference. Second Flag

13. In 1917 the third flag went up as our political struggle took a definite turn. During the Home rule campaign, Dr Annie Besant and Lokmanya Tilak hoisted it. This flag was arranged alternately with five red and four green horizontal stripes, with seven stars superimposed on them in saptarishi configuration. The Union Jack stood in the top left-hand corner, a white crescent and star in one corner. https://www.thehansindia.com/life-style/history-of-tiranga--the-evolution-of-indian-tricolor-600061 Third Flag

14. During the All India Congress Committee meeting in Bezwada in 1921 (now Vijayawada), a youth from Andhra prepared a flag and carried it to Gandhiji. It consisted of two red and green colors reflecting the two main cultures, i.e. Hindus, Muslims. Gandhiji suggested the addition of a white strip to represent the remaining communities of India and the spinning wheel to symbolize the progress of the Nation. Fourth Flag

15. The year 1931 was a landmark on the flag's history. It passed a resolution introducing a tricolor flag as our national flag. This flag, the present one's forbear, was saffron, white and green with the spinning wheel of Mahatma Gandhi in the middle. Fifth Flag

16. On July 22, 1947, the Constituent Assembly adopted it as Free India National Flag. After the advent of Independence, the colors and their significance remained the same. Only the Dharma Charkha of Emperor Asoka was adopted in place of the spinning wheel as the emblem on the flag. Present Flag

17. The flag shall not be used for commercial purposes The flag shall not be dipped in salute to any person or thing Lettering of any kind shall not be put upon the flag The flag shall not be intentionally allowed to touch the ground. The flag shall not be intentionally displayed with ‘Saffron’ down. Flag Code Salient Features

18. No other flag or bunting should be placed higher than or above or side by side with national flag. The flag should not be used as a festoon, rosette or bunting or any other manner for decoration. Flag Code Salient Features

19. Whoever in any public place or in any other place in within public view burns, mutilates, defaces, defiles, disfigures, destroys, tramples upon or otherwise brings in to contempt ( whether by words, either spoken or written or by acts) the Indian national flag or any part there of shall be punished with 3 years imprisonment or fine or both Flag Code Salient Features

20. On July 20, 2022, the Centre amended the Flag Code of India, allowing the national flag to be flown both in the day and at night if it is displayed in the open or on the house of a member of the public. Earlier, the tricolour could be hoisted only between sunrise and sunset. New amendments to the code

21. In an earlier amendment dated December 30, 2021, the government had allowed the use of machine-made and polyester flags. Previously, such flags were not allowed to be used. New amendments to the code

22. ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ is a campaign under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to encourage people to bring the Tiranga home and to hoist it to mark the 75th year of India’s independence. Bringing the flag home collectively as a nation in the 75th year of independence thus becomes symbolic of not only an act of personal connection to the Tiranga but also an embodiment of our commitment to nation-building. The idea behind the initiative is to invoke the feeling of patriotism in the hearts of the people and to promote awareness about the Indian National Flag.

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