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Flag of India
The national flag of India, also known as the Tricolour, is a tricolour flag with three horizontal stripes of colour adorned with a blue circle in the middle. It was designed by Pingali Venkaiah. It was adopted in the meeting of the Indian Constituent Assembly held on 22 July 1947, just a few days before India's independence from the British on 15 August 1947. It has three horizontal stripes of equal width, with the saffron stripe at the top signifying the strength and courage of the country, the white stripe in the middle with the Dharma Chakra signifying peace and truth and the dark green stripe at the bottom signifying the auspiciousness, growth and fertility of the country. The ratio of length and width of the flag is 3:2. In the middle of the white stripe is a dark blue circle with 24 spokes. This symbolises that India is constantly progressing. The diameter of the chakra is approximately equal to the width of the white stripe and its shape is similar to the chakra seen on the lion capital of Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath. The Indian national flag itself appears to represent the unity, peace, prosperity and development of India.
The national flag specifications state that the flag should be made of khadi. It is made of a special type of hand-spun cloth that was popularized by Mahatma Gandhi. All these specifications are widely respected in India. Its display and use is specifically controlled by the Flag Code of India.
Gandhi first spoke of the Congress flag in 1921. The flag was designed by Pingali Venkaiah. It had two colors, red for Hindus and green for Muslims. There was a chakra in the middle. Later, white color was added to it for other religions. A few days before independence, the Constituent Assembly revised the national flag. In this, the spinning wheel was replaced by the Ashok Chakra, which was installed by the architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr. Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar. This new flag was reinterpreted by the country's second President Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan.
21 feet x 14 feet flags are hoisted on only three forts in the entire country. The fort located in Gwalior district of Madhya Pradesh is one of them. Apart from this, the longest flag is also hoisted on Nargund Fort of Karnataka and Panhale Fort of Maharashtra.
In 1951, for the first time, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) set some rules for the national flag. In 1968, standards for the manufacture of the tricolor were set. These rules are very strict. Only Khadi or hand-spun cloth is used to make the flag. From weaving the cloth to making the flag, it is tested several times. Two types of Khadi are used to make the flag. One is the Khadi from which cloth is made and the other is Khadi-sack. Only cotton, silk and wool are used in Khadi. Even its weaving is different from the normal weaving. This weaving is very rare. Only less than a dozen people in the whole country know about it. Khadi weaving is done only in Gadag near Dharwan and Bagalkot in Karnataka. Whereas Hubli is the only licensed institute from where flags are produced and supplied. From weaving to reaching the market, it is tested several times in BIS laboratories. After weaving, the material is sent for testing. After strict quality testing, it is sent back to the factory. After this, it is dyed in three colors. Ashok Chakra is embroidered in the center. After that it is again sent for testing. BIS checks the flag, only after which it can be hoisted.
The tricolor flag of India was made during the freedom struggle of India. In the year 1857, during the first war of independence, a plan was made to make the flag of India, but that movement ended prematurely and with it the plan also got stuck in the middle. Before reaching its present form, the Indian national flag has gone through many stages. In this development, it is also a symbol of political development in India. Some historical stages are as follows: -
The first painted flag was made in 1904 by Sister Nivedita, a disciple of Swami Vivekananda. It was hoisted in the Congress session at Parsi Bagan Chowk (Green Park) Calcutta (present Kolkata) on 7 August 1906. This flag was made of horizontal stripes of red, yellow and green. There were eight lotuses in the green strip at the top and the sun and moon were made in the red strip at the bottom. Vande Mataram was written on the yellow strip in the middle. • The second flag was hoisted in Paris by Madam Cama and some exiled revolutionaries in 1907. Some believe it was in 1905. It was similar to the first flag except that the top strip had only one lotus but seven stars representing the Big Dipper. This flag was also displayed at the Socialist Conference in Berlin.
The Indian political struggle took a definite turn in 1917. Dr. Annie Besant and Lokmanya Tilak hoisted the third painted flag during the Home Rule Movement. This flag had 5 red and 4 green horizontal stripes one after the other and seven stars in the orientation of the Big Dipper. The Union Jack was on the top left (towards the pole). There was also a white crescent and star in one corner.
The Congress session was held in Bezwada (present Vijayawada) where a young man from Andhra Pradesh, Pingali Venkaiah, made a flag (fourth picture) and gave it to Gandhiji.Read More visit https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%9C
