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History of Indian Tricolor
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The Indian Tricolor, commonly known as Tiranga makes every Indian proud. Pingali Venkayyaand was the one to design the flag. In the present form, the Indian Tricolor was first adopted on July 22nd in the year 1947 when a Constituent Assembly meeting was being held. This was a couple of days before India won independence (August 15th 1947).
The national flag can be hoisted in educational institutions (private as well as public) and government offices. You can also fly the National Flag in your premises (Section 2). However, showing disrespect to the National Flag is a crime.
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| Hoisting it in unnecessary places can indicate that you are violating the flag code of India. The information below highlights the history of Indian Tricolor.
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The national flag that we see today had to undergo a lot of changes over time. It can also be said that the transition stages of the Tiranga can be closely associated with the various political developments that took place at varying stages.
As many as 5 changes can be identified that led to the present form of the Indian Flag.
The first time India hoisted its national flag was on August 7th 1906. The venue was Parsee Bagan Square, which is now referred to as Green Park in Kolkata, West Bengal.
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How did it appear – There were 3 horizontal stripes- red, green, and yellow. The green stripe had 8 lotus flowers, vande mataram was written in the yellow portion in the middle, and the red portion had the symbol of moon and sun.
The second time the national flag underwent changes was in the year 1907. It was hoisted by Madame Cama in Paris. The flag was displayed in Berlin at a conference of socialists.
How did it appear – The color of the horizontal stripes was the same but there was one lotus and 7 stars. The 7 stars denoted Saptarishi.
The 3rd time the national flag was hoisted by Lokmanya Tilak and Dr Annie Besant in 1917. The flag was hoisted during the Home Rule Movement. This was the time, when India’s struggle for Independence was taking a definite shape.
Appearance – There were 4 horizontal green strips and 5 red stripes alternately arranged. The flag had images of the 7 stars, a single star, white crescent, and Union Jack.
Another version of the national flag was introduced in 1921. It was designed by a youth from Andhra (then Vijay Wada). When All India Congress Committee meet was going on, this flag was brought to Gandhiji by the youth.
Appearance – It had 2 colors depicting the 2 major Indian communities – Muslims and Hindus. On Gandhiji’s suggestion, a white strip was added that indicated the remaining Indian communities. He also added a spinning wheel, which symbolized India’s progress.
The flag that was adopted in 1931 was a precursor of the present day national flag. The flag was adopted after passing a resolution.
Appearance - The flag has 3 colors, saffron, white, and green with the spinning wheel in the middle.
The Free India National Flag was finally adopted in the year 1947 on July 22nd. Every single aspect remained the same, except that the spinning wheel was replaced by Ashoka’s Dharma Chakra.
So, the history of Indian Tricolor can be traced if you know the stages the Tiranga had to go through.
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