{"id":367978,"date":"2026-07-22T14:56:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T09:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=367978"},"modified":"2026-07-22T14:56:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T09:26:16","slug":"journey-of-the-tiranga-indias-national-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/journey-of-the-tiranga-indias-national-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"Journey of the Tiranga\/India\u2019s National Flag"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Seventy-nine years ago on July 22, 1947, the Constituent Assembly adopted the design of India\u2019s National Flag.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Journey of the Tiranga\/ India\u2019s National Flag<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_367987\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-367987\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-367987\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-DD-News-2.jpg?resize=300%2C203&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Journey of the Tiranga\/ India\u2019s National Flag\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-DD-News-2.jpg?resize=300%2C203&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-DD-News-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C691&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-DD-News-2.jpg?resize=768%2C519&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-DD-News-2.jpg?w=1216&amp;ssl=1 1216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-367987\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; DD News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>National Flag<\/strong> embodies the <strong>sacrifices of the freedom movement and the ideals of the Republic.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Evolution During the Freedom Movement:\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1904:<\/strong> <strong>Sister Nivedita<\/strong> designed <strong>one of the earliest Indian flags<\/strong> with yellow and red colours, a <strong>Vajra symbol and a white lotus,<\/strong> representing<strong> India\u2019s cultural and spiritual nationalism.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>1906:<\/strong>\u00a0During the <strong>Swadeshi Movement, Sachindra Prasad Bose and Hemchandra Kanungo<\/strong> hoisted a tricolour at <strong>Parsee Bagan Square, Calcutta,<\/strong> featuring<strong> eight lotus flowers, &#8220;Vande Mataram&#8221;, the sun and crescent moon.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>1907:<\/strong> <strong>Madam Bhikaji Cama<\/strong> unfurled the <strong>Saptarishi Flag at the International Socialist Congress in Stuttgart, Germany, <\/strong>the <strong>first known hoisting of an Indian national flag on foreign soil.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>1917:<\/strong> During the Home Rule Movement, <strong>Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak <\/strong>introduced <strong>a flag with red and green stripes,<\/strong> the <strong>Union Jack<\/strong>,<strong> seven stars, and a crescent with a star.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>1921:<\/strong> <strong>Pingali Venkayya presented a flag design to Mahatma Gandhi<\/strong> at the AICC meeting in<strong> Bezwada (Vijayawada).<\/strong> Gandhi suggested adding a white band and the Charkha, forming the basis of the present Tricolour.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1931:<\/strong> The <strong>Indian National Congress adopted the saffron-white-green tricolour with the Charkha,<\/strong> regarded as the precursor to the present National Flag.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adoption of the National Flag<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>June 1947: <\/strong>The <strong>Constituent Assembly appointed an ad hoc committee to recommend the National Flag.<\/strong> The committee retained the 1931 tricolour but replaced the Charkha with the Ashoka Chakra.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Constituent Assembly adopted the present National Flag on July 22, 1947.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The Ashoka Chakra was taken from the <strong>Dharma Chakra on the Lion Capital of Emperor Ashoka at Sarnath.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The Tricolour became <strong>India&#8217;s National Flag on August 15, 1947.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Symbolism<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>saffron<\/strong> band represents <strong>courage, sacrifice and selflessness<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>White<\/strong> signifies<strong> peace, truth and integrity<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Green<\/strong> stands for <strong>prosperity, growth and harmony with nature<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>At the <strong>centre of the white band is the Ashoka Chakra,<\/strong> symbolising<strong> Dharma, justice and continuous progress. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Its <strong>24 spokes<\/strong> underscore<strong> the importance of constant movement, ethical governance and the rule of law.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Constitutional and Legal Framework<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The Constitution <strong>does not prescribe the design or specifications of the National Flag<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Article 51A(a)<\/strong> makes it a<strong> Fundamental Duty to respect the National Flag.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Its display and protection are governed by:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/explained-what-is-the-flag-code-and-how-has-it-been-changed-recently\/\"><strong>Flag Code of India, 2002<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/law-on-draping-national-flag-over-body-of-a-deceased\/\"><strong>Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dimensions and Specifications<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It is <strong>manufactured as per Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) specifications under the Flag Code.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It maintains a <strong>3:2 length-to-height ratio with three equal horizontal bands.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Ashoka Chakra<\/strong> has 24 equally spaced navy blue spokes.<\/li>\n<li>Traditionally made only from hand-spun and handwoven khadi. <strong>2022 amendments allowed machine-made flags<\/strong> and flags made of polyester, cotton, wool, silk and bunting, besides khadi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Display of the National Flag<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Flag Code of India, 2002 (effective January 26, 2002)<\/strong> governs the display and use of the National Flag.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2022 amendments <\/strong>allowed the Tricolour to be<strong> flown day and night<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The Flag may be <strong>flown every day if displayed with dignity.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It must not:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Touch the ground or water.<\/li>\n<li>Be used as drapery, decoration or for commercial purposes.<\/li>\n<li>When displayed with other flags, it must occupy the position of honour.<\/li>\n<li>Damaged or soiled flags must be disposed of with dignity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Punishable:<\/strong>\u00a0Disrespect to the National Flag is punishable under the<strong> Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Seventy-nine years ago on July 22, 1947, the Constituent Assembly adopted the design of India\u2019s National Flag. About Journey of the Tiranga\/ India\u2019s National Flag The National Flag embodies the sacrifices of the freedom movement and the ideals of the Republic. Evolution During the Freedom Movement:\u00a0 1904: Sister Nivedita designed one of the earliest&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/journey-of-the-tiranga-indias-national-flag\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Journey of the Tiranga\/India\u2019s National Flag<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1760,11212,12039],"tags":[11872,11853],"class_list":["post-367978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-polity-and-nation","category-history-and-art-culture-in-news","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-dd-news","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=367978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367978\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=367978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=367978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=367978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}