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Ashoka Chakra was included in the middle of the national flag of India. The chakra intends to show that there is life in movement and death in stagnation. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Originally, the Indian flag was based on the Swaraj flag, a flag of the Indian National Congress adopted by Mahatma Gandhi after making significant modifications to the design ...
When the Indian flag is flown on Indian territory along with other national flags, the general rule is that the Indian flag should be the starting point of all flags. When flags are placed in a straight line, the rightmost flag (leftmost to the observer facing the flag) is the Indian flag, followed by other national flags in alphabetical order.
Flag Date Use Description 2022–present: Indian Naval Ensign: The ensign consists of the Indian national flag on the upper canton, a blue octagon encasing the national emblem atop an anchor to depict steadfastness, superimposed on a shield with the Navy's motto “Sam No Varuna” (a Vedic mantra invoking the god of seas to be auspicious) in Devanagari.
This construction sheet is not compatible with the Ashoka Chakra for flag sizes #5, #7, #8, & #9 because the government has rounded some of the dimensions for those flag sizes. This construction shows (with thin dashed gray lines) how the two short edges of each spoke can be extended until they meet at point inside this hub.
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The Government of India has designated official national symbols that represent the Republic of India. These symbols serve as the representation of the identity of the country. [ 1 ] When India obtained independence from the British Raj on 15 August 1947, the tricolour flag officially became the first national symbol of the Dominion of India ...
The new tricolour flag with the central white band and emblem, was designed to distance itself from regional political parties and emulate the structure of the Indian Tricolour. [7] In August 2019, the Government of Karnataka announced it was no longer officially pursuing the proposal for an official state flag. [ 8 ]