Indian flag Photos & India Flag colors Code meaning

Indian Flag Photo & TIRANGA Colour Code meaning

The design of the National Flag of India was adopted by India's constituent assembly on 22nd July, 1947 and its use and display were regulated by a code announced in year 1950. Indian National Flag is in tricolor; so it is called as “TIRANGA” the colors of the flag are deep saffron (kesaria) at the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom. The Indian National flag is a horizontal tricolor in equal proportion. Their ratio of the width to length is two is to three (2:3). In the middle of the white color band a wheel in navy blue color is situated. This wheel is also called “Dharma chakra” and it has 24 spokes.

Meaning of the colors of “TIRANGA”

Indian flag is in tricolor, its three colors have their meanings its colors are deep saffron on the top, white in the middle and green is in the bottom and a chakra, has 24 spokes in the middle of the white color.

Deep saffron means renunciation or disinterestedness. This color stands for courage, sacrifice and the spirit of renunciation. Our leaders must be indifferent towards material gains and dedicate themselves to their work.

White color means a path of light and truth. This color stands for peace, purity and truth.

Dark green means the relationship to the soil. This color stands for faith and fertility. Green color indicates our relation to the plant life here, on which all other life depends.

A chakra which is situated in the middle of the white band indicates Dharma, called Dharma chakra indicates Truth or satya, dharma or virtue ought to be the controlling principle of those who work under this flag. It has 24 spokes, which indicates the hour of the day. The chakra intends to show that there is life in movement and death in stagnation. India should no more resist change, it must move and go forward. The wheel represents the dynamism of a peaceful change.

"Indian flag is the symbol of the freedom"