THE NATIONAL FLAG OF INDIA is in tricolour ( TIRANGA)
of deep saffron (Kesari) at the top, white
in the middle and dark green at the bottom
in equal propotions.
The Indian flag is a horizontal tricolour in equal proportion
of deep saffron on the top, white in the middle and dark green
at the bottom. The ratio of the width to the length of the
flag is two is to three. In the centre of the white band,
there is a wheel in navy blue to indicate the Dharma Chakra,
the wheel of law in the Sarnath Lion Capital. This center
symbol or the 'CHAKRA', is a Buddhist symbol
dating back to 200th century BC.
Its diameter approximates the width of the white band and
it has 24 spokes, which intends to show that
there is life in movement and death in stagnation. The saffron
stands for courage, sacrifice and the spirit of renunciation;
the white, for purity and truth; the green for faith and fertility.
The design of the National Flag of India was adopted by India's
constituent assembly on 22nd july, 1947. It's use and display
are regulated by a code.
The flag symbolizes freedom. The late Prime Minister Pandit
Nehru called it a flag not only of freedom for ourselves,
but a symbol of freedom for all people.
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