Indian National Flag

The Indian National Flag or the Tricolour Flag have infact 4 colours in it. Safforn - symbolising sacrifice and salvation. White though means light, in the context of Indian National Flag it means peace. Green in the lower part of the National Flag is also reffered to Indian green which represents fertility and prosperity. The Ashoka Chakra in the middle of the white band have 24 spokes and is Navy Blue in colour. The 24 spokes represents the 24 hours in a day and progress too. The chakra in the National Flag is adopted from the Ashoka Chakra. This have replaced the spinning wheel. The design of the National Flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on 22 July 1947. Interesting facts about Indian National Flag       Madam Cama was the first person to hoist the Indian Flag in a foreign country (on 22nd August 1907 in Stuttgrat, Germany)              Indian flag was hoisted on Mount Everest on 29th May 1953.       Rakesh Sharma, the wing commander who went to space had the Indian Flag attached as a medallion to his space suit. Thus the Indian flag flew even to the space.

British India Flag

There were different princely rulers in India and the British India came up with a single national flag. The first flag of India was designed was similar to the British colonies with a blue background and the Union Flag on the upper left and a Star of India capped by the royal crown in the middle of the right half. (The star being the Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India award created by Queen Victoria to honour the services to the empire by the Indian subjects).  The British India flag remained the same from 1858 to 1947.