- The Indian flag was accepted on JULY 22, 1947, in honor of India became independent from Great Britain.
- India's flag is a horizontal rectangular TRICOLOR in equal proportion of DEEP SAFFRON (orange) on the top, WHITE in the middle, and GREEN at the bottom.

- Each color represents something different:
Saffron represents Stands for courage and Sacrifice.
White represents Peace, Unity, and Truth.
Green represents Faith and Fertility.
Navy blue symbolizes the sky and the ocean.
Dharma Chakra
In the center of the white band is a blue wheel with 24 spokes. The Dharma chakra/wheel of law represents the continuing progress of the nation and the importance of justice in life. This center symbol of the chakra is a Buddhist symbol dating back to 200 century BC.

Some facts you should know about the Indian flag:
- The Indian flag must never be put on the ground and must never be placed upside down.

- While the President unfurls the flag on Republic Day, it is the Prime Minister, who hoists the flag on Independence Day.
- Bhikaji Rustom Cama was the first Indian who raised the flag on foreign soil

- The flag of India consists of three equal-sized horizontal stripes

- During the period of Indian independence, several other designs of the Indian flag were used and adopted

- The first Indian flag had religious symbols and eight roses on it with Vande Matram written in the middle. It was hoisted on August 7, 1906, at Parsi Bagan Square in Kolkata

- The second Indian flag had partial modifications. It was hoisted by Bhikaji Cama in Germany

- Bal Gangadhar Tilak used a different type of flag in the year 1917. The flag had the Union Jack on the top left and Crescent on the top right corner. It also had seven stars

- In 1921, a new flag that contained colors according to religions came into existence. This flag was designed with the Ashoka Chakra in the center

- To avoid spiritual intrusion, a new flag came into existence. It had three colors, saffron, white and green with a chakra in the middle. It was adopted in the year 1931

- Indian National Flag was designed by Pingali Venkayya who was a freedom fighter from Andhra Pradesh

- His design was adopted by the Indian National Congress on July 22, 1947.



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