Indian National Flag

The National Flag of India is in tricolour ( TIRANGA).The three colours are deep saffron (Kesari) at the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom in equal propotions.The ratio of the width to the length of the flag is two is to three.

At the centre of the white band, there is a wheel in navy blue to indicate the Dharma Chakra, the wheel of law in the Sarnath Lion Capital. This center symbol or the 'CHAKRA', is a Buddhist symbol dating back to 200th century BC.The diameter of the Chakra approximates the width of the white band. It has 24 spokes which intends to show that there is life in movement and death in stagnation.

The saffron stands for courage, sacrifice and the spirit of renunciation; the white, for purity and truth; the green for faith and fertility. The design of the National Flag of India was adopted by India's constituent assembly on 22nd july, 1947. It's use and display are regulated by a code.

The flag symbolizes freedom. The late Prime Minister Pandit Nehru called it a flag not only of freedom for ourselves, but a symbol of freedom for all people. The official flag specifications require that the flag be made only of Khadi.