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National Flag of India (भारतीय ध्वज) and National Emblem of India

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National Flag of India

The National Flag of India is a horizontal rectangular tricolor; saffron ( केसरिया रंग), white (सफेद रंग) and green (हरा रंग) with the Ashoka Chakra ( having 24-spoke wheel) in navy blue (नीला रंग) color at its centre.

Colours of Indian flag represent

Upper Safforn Color Represent – Courage, Sacrifice, Strength

Middle White Color Represent – Peace,Truth, and purity.

Lower Green Color Represent – Faith, Chivalry, Fertility

Ashok Chakra on Indian Flag Represent

Ashok Chakra in the middle of the Flag illustrates the progressiveness of the country.
It is Eternal wheel of Law.
Navy blue color of Ashok Chakra at its centre represent Color of Sky and Ocean, the Universal truth.
24 spokes of Ashok Chakra represent 24 Jain tirthakaras. 1st 12 (twelve) spokes represent 12 stages of sufferings and next 12 spokes represent no cause no effect.
The twelve stages are given below -

1. Avidya (Ignorance)
2.(Sanskara) (conditioning of mind unknowingly)
3. Vijnana (consciousness)
4. Namarupa (name and form - constituent elements of mental and physical existence)
5. Salayatana (six senses - eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind)
6. Sparsha (contact)
7. Vedana (sensation)
8. Tanha (thirst)
9. Upadana (grasping)
10. Bhava (coming to be)
11. Jati (being born)
12. Janmamarana (old age and death – corpse being carried.)

** These 12 in forward and reverse represent a total 24 spokes representing the dharma.

* 24 spokes of Ashok Chakra in National flag represent the Dharma or the life Principles -

1. Love 2. Courage 3. Patience 4. Peacefulness 5. Magnanimity 6. Goodness 7. Faithfulness 8. Gentleness 9. Selfishness 10. Self-control 11. Self-sacrifice 12. Truthfulness 13. Righteousness 14. Justice 15. Mercy 16. Gratefulness 17. Humility 18. Empathy 19. Sympathy 20. Moral values 21. Spiritual Wisdom 22. Spiritual Knowledge 23. The fear of God 24. Faith

About National Flag of India

Its proportion / ratio of the Flag is – 2 : 3

Mahatma Gandhi first proposed a flag to the Indian National Congress in 1921.

First Adopted in 22^nd July 1947.

The flag was designed by Pingali Venkayya.

The philosopher Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, who later became India's first Vice President

and second President, clarified the adopted flag and described its significance as follows:

Bhagwa or the Saffron denotes renunciation or disinterestedness. Our leaders must be indifferent to material gains and dedicate themselves to their work. The white in the centre 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. Again, 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.

Somes rules about the Flying of Indian National Flag

Official regulation states that the flag must never touch the ground or water, or be used as a drapery in any form.

The flag should never be depicted, displayed or flown upside down.

The original flag code of India did not allow private citizens to fly the national flag except on national days such as Independence Day or Republic Day.

Whenever the flag is displayed indoors in halls at public meetings or gatherings of any kind, it should always be on the right (observers' left), as this is the position of authority.

The flag should be flown at half-mast as a sign of mourning. The decision to do so lies with the President of India, who also decides the period of such mourning. When the flag is to be flown at half mast, it must first be raised to the top of the mast and then slowly lowered. Only the Indian flag is flown half mast; all other flags remain at normal height.

The flag is flown half-mast nationwide on the death of the president, vice-president or prime minister. It is flown half-mast in New Delhi and the state of origin for the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and Union Ministers. On deaths of Governors, Lt. Governors and Chief Ministers, the flag is flown at half-mast in the respective states and union territories.

The Indian flag cannot be flown at half-mast on Republic Day (26 January), Independence day (15 August), Gandhi Jayanti (2 October), National Week (6–13 April) or state formation anniversaries, except over buildings housing the body of the deceased dignitary. However, even in such cases, the flag must be raised to full-mast when the body is moved from the building.

Half-mast represents a symbol of respect, mourning, distress.

National Emblem of India

Its Moto is – Satyameva Jayate (सत्यमेव जयते) ("Truth Alone Triumphs").

The motto ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed below the emblem, which is a quote taken from Mundaka Upanishad in Devanagari script a part of Hindu Vedas and means ‘truth alone triumphs’.

It was adopted on 26^th January, 1950 (the day India become Republic).

It form letterhead of the Government of India and all Indian Currency.
No individual or Private Organization is permitted to use Emblem for official Correspondence. (Act- 2005)

In the Emblem of India, there are 7 (seven) animals are present. They are -

NORTH – 4 Lions (only three lions are visible, the fourth being hidden from view. )

SOUTH – Bull

EAST - Elephant

WEST – Horse

These animals are separated by Intervening wheels.
The emblem has 4 lions which face 4 different directions, namely north, east, south, west. and it represent power, courage, and confidence.

The Bull of the South and The Elephant of the East, separated by intervening wheels, over a lotus in full bloom, exemplifying the fountainhead of life and creative inspiration. Carved from a single block of sandstone, the polished capital is crowned by the Wheel of the Law (Dharma Chakra).

The two animals, horse, and bull represented right below the abacus also hold a great significance. The bell-shaped lotus beneath the abacus has been omitted.
The bull represents hard work and steadfastness.

The horse represents loyalty, speed, and energy.

The Elephant represents Strength

Different questions related to National Emblem of India.

Q. how many lions are there in our national emblem?
Ans. 4 (four)

Q. how many animals are there in our national emblem?
Ans. 4 (four)

Q. What is the moto of National emblem of India ?
Ans. Satyameva Jayate (सत्यमेव जयते) ("Truth Alone Triumphs").

Q. What does the lion represent in our national emblem?
Ans. power, courage, and confidence.

Q. What does the lion represent in our national emblem?
Ans. power, courage, and confidence.

Q. What does the horse represent in our national emblem?
Ans. loyalty, speed, and energy.

Q. What does the elephant represent in our national emblem?
Ans. Strength

Q. What does the bull represent in our national emblem?
Ans. hard work and steadfastness.