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The flag was adopted in its present form during a meeting of the Constituent Assembly on July 22, 1947, just twenty days before India's Independence.
The flag was adopted in its present form during a meeting of the Constituent Assembly on July 22, 1947, just twenty days before India's Independence.
On August 15, 1947, it became the official flag of the country. Did you know that the flag was subsequently retained as that of the Republic of India?
Now here's another detail: The three colours - saffron, white and green - actually bear no communal meaning. The three colours, spread in equal ratio. As per the Flag code of India, the flag has a width: height aspect ratio of 3:2. In the centre of the white band is a navy-blue wheel which represents the Ashok Chakra - a depiction of the Dharma Chakra.
Here's what the colours of India's national flag mean. The saffron colour signifies the strength and courage of the country, while the white colour represents peace and truth. Whereas the green colour indicates fertility, growth and auspiciousness of the land.
In 1921, Gandhi had first proposed a flag to the Indian National Congress. The design of the Indian tricolour is largely attributed to Pingali Venkayy. It started after Venkayya met Gandhi in Bezwada at the All India Congress Committee in 1921 and proposed a design consisting of two red and green bands to symbolise the two major communities in India - Hindus and Muslims.
According to reports, Gandhi suggested adding a white colour band to represent peace and harmony between communities along with a spinning wheel to represent progress of the country.
The design went through several remodifications and changes before it was modified to replace the colour red with saffron.
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