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The National flag of India is a horizontal tricolor of deep saffron (kesari) at the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom in equal proportion.
The first national flag in India is said to have been hoisted on August 7, 1906, in the Parsee Began Square (Green Park) in Calcutta now Kolkata. The flag was composed of three horizontal strips of red, yellow and green.
The second flag was hoisted in Paris by Madame Cama and her band of exiled revolutionaries in 1907 (according to some inl9OS). This was very similar to the first flag except that the top strip had only one lotus but seven stars denoting the Saptarishi. This flag was also exhibited at a socialist conference in Berlin.
The third flag went up in 1917 when our political struggle had taken a definite turn. Dr. Annie Besant and Lokmanya Tilak hoisted it during the Home rule movement. This flag had five red and four green horizontal strips arranged alternately, with seven stars in the saptarishi configuration super-imposed on them. In the left-hand top corner (the pole end) was the Union Jack. There was also a white crescent and star in one ...
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Some of the historical milestones in the evolution of our National Flag involve the following:
A resolution was passed adopting a tricolor flag as our national flag. On July 22, 1947, the Constituent Assembly adopted it as Free India National Flag. Colours of the Flag:
In the national flag of India the top band is of Saffron colour, indicating the strength and courage of the country. The Chakra:
In the national flag of India the top band is of Saffron colour, indicating the strength and courage of the country. For the sake of convenience, Flag Code of India, 2002, has been divided into three parts. Part I of the Code contains general description of the National Flag. Part II of the Code is devoted to the display of the National Flag by members of public, private organizations, educational institutions, etc.
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