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The National Flag of our India was designed by Pingali Venkayya (born in Krishna District) and adopted in its present form during the meeting of Constituent Assembly held on the 22 July 1947, a few days before India's independence from the British on 15 August, 1947. It served as the national flag of the Dominion of India between 15 August 1947 and 26 January 1950 and that of the Republic of India thereafter.
Significance of Tricolour FlagThe 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 ratio of width of the flag to its length is two to three. In the centre of the white band is a navy blue wheel which represents the chakra containing 24 spokes.
Saffron colour - indicates the strength and courage of the country. White colour - indicates peace and truth. Green colour - indicates faith, fertility, growth and auspiciousness of the land. Dharma Chakra depicted the "wheel of the law" in the Sarnath Lion Capital made by the 3rd-century BC Mauryan Emperor Ashoka. The chakra intends to show that there is life in movement and death in stagnation.
The Do's: ü
The National Flag may be hoisted in educational institutions (schools, colleges, sports camps, scout camps, etc.) to inspire respect for the Flag. An oath of allegiance has been included in the flag hoisting in schools.
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A member of public, a private organization or an educational institution may hoist/display the National Flag on all days and occasions, ceremonial or otherwise consistent with the dignity and honour of the National Flag.
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Section 2 of the new code accepts the right of all private citizens to fly the flag on their premises.
The Don'ts: ´
The flag cannot be used for communal gains, drapery, or clothes. As far as possible, it should be flown from sunrise to sunset, irrespective of the weather.
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The flag cannot be intentionally allowed to touch the ground or the floor or trail in water. It cannot be draped over the hood, top, and sides or back of vehicles, trains, boats or aircraft.
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No other flag or bunting can be placed higher than the flag. Also, no object, including flowers or garlands or emblems can be placed on or above the flag. The tricolour cannot be used as a festoon, rosette or bunting.
HISTORY of our National Flag
First national flag of India
It was hoisted on August 1, 1906 in Parsee Bagan Square (Green Park) at Calcutta (Kolkata). This flag consists of horizontal stripes of red, yellow and green. The strip on the top had eight white lotuses placed in a row. The words Vande Mataram are present on the yellow strip in deep blue Devanagari script.
Second flag 
It was hoisted by Madame Cama and her associated revolutionaries in Paris around 1907. This was similar to the first flag except that the top strip contains only one-lotus and seven stars denoting the saptarishis. This was exhibited at a socialist conference in Berlin.
Third flag
It went up in 1917, the political struggle had taken a definite turn. Annie Besant and Lokmanya Tilak hoisted the flag 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 corner indicating the aspirations of people of those years. The inclusion of the Union Jack symbolised the goal for dominion status. However, the presence of the Union Jack indicating a political compromise, made the flag unacceptable to many. The call for new leadership brought Gandhi to the fore in 1921 and through him the first tricolour flag cam into light.
During the session of the All India Congress Committee which met at Bezwada in 1921 (now Vijayawada) Pingali Venkayya along with Andhra youth prepared a flag and took it to Gandhiji.
This fourth flag was made of two colours, red and green representing the two major communities (Hindus and Muslims) of the country. Thus the Indian flag was born but it was not officially accepted by any resolution of the All India Congress Committee. Later Hansraj of Jallandar and Gandhi suggested on the addition of the spinning wheel to symbolise progress of the Nation and a white strip to represent the remaining minority communities of India.The year 1931 was a landmark in the history of the flag during which a resolution was passed adopting a tricolor flag as our national flag.
This fifth flag, the forbear of the present one, was saffron, white and green with Mahatma Gandhi's spinning wheel at the center. It was, however, clearly stated that it bear no communal significance and was to be interpreted thus.On July 22, 1947, the Constituent Assembly adopted it as Free India National Flag. After the advent of Independence, the colours and their significance remained the same. Only the Dharma Charkha of Emperor Ashoka was adopted in place of the spinning wheel as the emblem on the flag. Thus, the tricolour flag of the Congress Party eventually became the tricolour flag of Independent India.
Interpreting the colours chosen for the national flag, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan explained the significance of colours and chakra in falg.
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Happy independence day
Happy independence day to you and to all the readers. The information put is a basic and is a least an indian must know about tricolour....Jai Hind!
Thank You...
Thank U dear Gupta....
eswar :-)
Happy Independence Day
Sir, a very very Happy Independence day to you.....
Dear Sridhar..
First of all, Thank U very much...
How R u? How abt studies?
{eswar} G.S.N.Koteswara Rao
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Happy Independence Day
Dear friends & Pharmainfo.net users, on this day I appeal you to come forward and participate in the movement to make our nation best in our field.
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***********************Jai Hind*************************
Happy Independence Day
Dear Eswar, A very Happy Independence day to you too. I also take this opportunity to wish all friends on Pharmainfo.net.
You have really put good information about our tricolor, this we all must know.
May this day bring prosperity, dignity & moments of pride to our nation.
Dear Lucky...
Thank U dear...
Its my first blog and hence I thought to place something very liking to me and that became our Independence Day....
Very Happy...
{eswar} G.S.N.Koteswara Rao