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Meaning of the Flag

The national flag of India, colloquially called Tiraṅgā (the tricolour), is a horizontal rectangular tricolour flag, the colours being of India saffron, white and India green; with the Ashoka Chakra, a 24-spoke wheel, in navy blue at its centre. It was adopted in its present form during a meeting of the Constituent Assembly held on 22 July 1947, and it became the official flag of the Union of India on 15 August 1947. To address the question of how the star conveyed "Indianness", Queen Victoria created the Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India to honour services to the empire by her Indian subjects. Around this time, nationalist opinion within the realm was leading to a representation through religious tradition. Gandhi later wrote that the delay was fortuitous since it allowed him to realise that other religions were not represented; he then added white to the banner colours, to represent all the other religions.

Meaning of Flag Colors

Blue, Green, White, Navy, Saffron

Flag History

1. 1907
   

   Berlin Committee / Madame Cama flag — hoisted by Bhikaiji Cama in Stuttgart, 1907. Green, gold, and red bands with seven stars of the saptarishi.
2. 1931
   

   Indian National Congress official flag adopted in 1931: saffron, white, and green bands with the charkha at the centre — the immediate predecessor of the modern tricolour.
3. 1947–present
   

   Tiranga, adopted 22 July 1947. The charkha was replaced with the navy-blue Ashoka Chakra of Sarnath (24 spokes) on the white band; saffron-white-green tricolour retained.

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