2017-07-22 Sat

It doesn't take a long time to take a decision that creates history but to reach that particular decision, it takes a life time.

The event of Indian Independence suffered the same situation; it struggled for a great span of time to achieve its independence. Hence when the time came to grant India her freedom, it didn't take them a long time. But in all this process to represent India's unity, a flag was needed which will represent Indian sentiments but not related to any religious belief.

So on this day in 1947, ie. 22nd July 1947 the Constituent Assembly of India adopted the Tricolour flag with ‘Ashoka Chakra'. But on 15th August 1947, it was officially adopted as the National flag of Dominion of India. Our national flag consists of colours in the sequence of Indian saffron, white and Indian green with 24 spoke wheel in navy blue in the centre.

This flag was subsequently retained as the Republic of India. In India, the term ‘tricolour' and Triranga almost always refers to Indian national flag as the symbol of India's Independence. Our flag is based on the Swaraj flag, a flag of Indian National Congress designed by Pingali Venkayya. India post has issued a commemorative stamp in his memory

By the law of our land, the flag is made of Khadi. The Flag Code of India also gives the difference ration for different size of the flag which consists the size of three colour bands and the size of ‘Ashoka Chakra' according to the ratio.

Our flag's symbolic explanation was given by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the second President of India that ‘ Bhagwa or the saffron represents renunciation or disinterestedness, Our leaders must be indifferent to material gains and dedicate themselves to their work. The white in the centre represents light, the path of truth. The green colour represents plant life on our soil which we are dependent on. The Ashoka Chakra in the centre depicts law of dharma, truth and Satya'.

India post has also issued a commemorative stamp depicting tricolour on stamp to celebrate the fruit of Indian freedom struggle in 1947.