Indian National Flag (Tiranga)
Posted on:9/7/2005
| some important facts about Tiranga (Tricolor), flag of India |
National Flag Of India (tiranga or Tricolor)
The National flag of India is a horizontal tricolour of deep saffron (kesari) at the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom in equal proportions.
The ratio of width of the flag to its length is 2:3. In the centre of the white band is a navy blue wheel, which represents the chakra. Its design is that of the wheel, which appears on the abacus of the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka. Its diameter approximates to the width of the white band and it has 24 spokes.
The design of the national flag was adopted by the Constituent
Assembly of India on 22 July, 1947. Its use and display are regulated by the Indian Flag Code.
The national flag was designed by Pingali Venkayya