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mnx12

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Posted: 12 years ago

During earlier days

The Guard of Honour of free India in front of the Rashtrapati Bhavan as the country awoke to freedom on 15th August 1947. Independence Day, in rewind

Now

delhi rajgadh pared independence day photo

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mnx12

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Posted: 12 years ago

History of our Flag.

Flags used during the Indian independence movement

1906Flag of Calcutta

Three horizontal bands of equal width with the top being orange, the centre yellow, and the bottom green. It had eight half-opened lotus flowers on the top stripe, and a picture of the sun and a crescent moon on the bottom stripe. (Vande Mataram) was inscribed in the centre inDevanagari

1907An early Indian nationalist flag

1917Flag of the Home Rule Movement

Five red and four green horizontal stripes

On the upper left quadrant was the Union Jack, which signified the Dominion status that the movement sought to achieve. A crescent and a star, both in white, are set in top fly. Seven white stars are arranged as in the Saptarishiconstellation (the constellation Ursa Major), which is sacred to Hindus.

1921Gandhi's flag, introduced at the Indian National Congress meeting in 1921

1923'1947The Swaraj Flag, officially adopted by the Congress in 1931

1942'1945Flag of Provisional Government of Free IndiaThree horizontal strips of saffron, white, and green, with a springing tiger in the center

Although this symbolized the armed resistance of the Azad Hind Movement lead by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose (as opposed to Gandhianpacifism), the 1931 flag of the Indian National Congress was used when the Indian National Army hoisted its flag in Moirang, Manipur. Both flags were used interchangeably.

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mnx12

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Posted: 12 years ago

National flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1947'present	National flag of India	A horizontal tricolour of saffron at the top, white in the middle, and green at the bottom. In the centre is a navy blue wheel with twenty-four spokes, known as the Ashoka Chakra

Governmental flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1950'present	Standard of the President of India	1st quarter: state emblem (the lions of Sarnath) to represent national unity; 2nd quarter: elephant from Ajanta Caves to represent patience and strength; 3rd quarter: scales from the Red Fort,Old Delhi to represent justice; 4th quarter: lotusvase from Sarnath to represent prosperity
	1947'1950	Flag of the Governor-General of India

Ensigns

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Civil ensign	A Red Ensign with the flag of India in the canton
		State ensign	A Blue Ensign with the flag of India in the canton, and a yellow anchor horizontally in the fly

Military flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Flag of the Indian Army	A red field with the flag of India in the canton, and the Army badge in the fly
		Ensign of the Indian Navy	It is built up of the Indian National Flag, a Vertical and a Horizontal Red Stripe, the Indian State Emblem in golden yellow colour on a white background.
		Flag of the Indian Air Force	A sky-blue ensign with the flag of India in the canton, and the Air Force roundel in the fly
		Ensign of the Indian Coast Guard	A Blue Ensign with the flag of India in the canton, and the Coast Guard badge in the fly

Naval flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Admiral of the Fleet (rank has never been used)
		Admiral (Chief of Naval Staff)
		Vice Admiral
		Rear Admiral
		Commodore

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_flags

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maya-kk

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Posted: 12 years ago

Wow thanks did not know all that

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Gopiii

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Posted: 12 years ago

Nice work Minaxi. A very Happy Independence Day to all forum members.

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starsshinex

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Posted: 12 years ago

Happy Independence Day to all Indians. 🤗 Proud to be an Indian. ❤️

What a beautiful thread?! Didn't know that there is a history behind our flag. Thank you. 🤗

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jyoti07

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Posted: 12 years ago

A very happy independence day to all.😃

Thanx for making this wonderful thread meenaxi di🤗

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Vrish

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Posted: 12 years ago

Yeah, a happy August 15th to all of you 😆

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sweetsandhya

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Posted: 12 years ago

Wonderful thread Mina and a very Happy Independence Day to all of you. Love this forum and members but missing Sonarika that is all. 😊

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Manan

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Posted: 12 years ago

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Thanks for making such a nice thread.

I hope on this Independence Day that we will BE independent really.

We have to shut this over corruption in country today.I hope Mr. Modi will be next PM of India.

😊

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Happy Independance Day

Flags used during the Indian independence movement

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Governmental flag

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