Yes Sri the fundamental of the flag was that. gandhi however said white was for all minorities.the sikhs demanded yellow to be added or the religious significance be ignored totally.
but however Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, who later became India's first Vice President, clarified that the adopted flag and described its significance as follows: "Bhagwa or the saffron colour denotes renunciation or disinterestedness. Our leaders must be indifferent to material gains and dedicate themselves to their work. will some one explain it to our leaders????
other trivia the tricolour was much talked about since it resembled the irish flag. ireland was also fighting for independence from britain.
the present flag is reportedly developed from a design by an ex railway guard pingali venkayya from andra.
ashok chakra in a subtle way remembers an ancient king of this land. the other country to do it is israel which has a star of david on its flag.
most countries have rectangular flags. swiss flag is square and its reverse is the red cross flag
turkey uses the flag of the ottoman empire still nepal has a 5 sided flag
In the national flag of India the top band is of Saffron colour, indicating the strength and courage of the country. The white middle band, indicates peace and truth with Dharma Chakra. The last band is green in colour shows the fertility , growth and auspiciousness of the land.
This is what we were taught in schools. Before we extend the definition we must go back to the original congress or government documents for a correct interpretation.
italian flag has vertical stripes instead of horizontol like indian. and no saffron. only red
The Italian flag is a rectangular drape, vertically divided into three equal sections: green, white and red. The three colors of the flag represent, symbolically, the three cardinal virtues:
Green = Hope White = Faith Red = Charity
eaten Margherita pizza???? The popular pizza Margherita owes its name to Italy's Queen Margherita who in 1889 visited the Pizzeria Brandi in Naples. The Pizzaioli (pizza maker) on duty that day, Rafaele Esposito created a pizza for the Queen that contained the three colors of the new Italian flag. The red of tomato, white of the mozzarella and fresh green basil was a hit with the Queen and the rest of the world.
I remember only about the purity prosperity aspects about the flag and not the religious aspect Yes it was inspired by the Irish... Asokha chakra also signifies the 24 hours in a day doesnt it an interesting link on the flags of India
I personally feel all the states of India should have a flag and all official buildings should have the national flag and the provincial flags as well like the staes and canada and europe
Dear Rahul I beg to differ we are a generation who are making changes and one of them is keeping your party designs in your home and car and just hoist the national/regional flag in public If you fly into vancouver airport you will be welcomed by the maple leaf flag as well as all the provincial flags with their dates of joining the union which is impressive
dear doctor; what is the purpose of having a separate flag for each state? It shouldn't be done just for the sake of having a different flag. If Canadians and Europeans have it, it is because there is not much of a difference between adjoining states. Do the different states in Canada converse in different dialects, eat different food, dress differently,etc, etc? For those countries they are trying estabilish the differences between the states by having different flags as there is nothing much to differentiate.Hence the effort in differentiating one from the other. Here the story is exactly the opposite. We are trying estabilish that all states belong to India and they should not function like a separate country. Already each state is having its own language, food, dress, traditions, etc, etc. Here the challenge is in keeping the states together under ONE flag i.e. the tricolor. In my opinion giving each state a different flag is meaningless as there are already enough differences, some differences are so deep that they seem to have no solution.
If Canadians and > Europeans have it, it is because there is not much of a difference between > adjoining states. Do the different states in Canada converse in different > dialects, eat different food, dress differently,etc, etc?
Hi rahul some countries have states that are much more different from each other than us. i can quote the example of quebec state in canada. french speaking and they even had a referendum on whether to seperate from the canadian union. venketesh
Dear Rahul the reason you need a state/provincial flag is to have a unigue identity...In a country like ours we have been divided on linguistic basis yet there are religious,community and what have you variations so you have your state flag...
Thanks Venkat Quebec is french canada ....likewise wales,scotland and england have their own flags though they are UK the regions of switzerland and germany have their own flags like one for bavaria...bernese oberland etc....
In fact the US and canadian flags even have dates the states joined the union...
its just a different perspective I'd anyday like to see a bumber sticker of tamilnadu or a flag of tamilnadu than that of a political party or a sectorial outfit
Karnataka does not have its own official flag. However, a flag designed by one kannada writer (yellow-red, signifying manjal-kumkumam for mangalam) has become a huge hit here with the kannada organizations, due to its simplicity. This flag is unfurled/hoisted during functions (sometimes even government functions). But, you would not see the CM unfurling it during Republic Day functions.
This flag is like a security sticker that prevents your vehicle/building from vandalism during times of riot (which is not so infrequent these days).
the flag which has become a defacto symbol of karnataka belongs to the kannada chaluvali (vattal nagaraj) party. i am also part of the silent majority, though i would have read PS atleast 4 times ( i have lost count). i have no doubt that PS is a great read, every time, irrespective of the number of times you have already read it. another book you can read many times over is yavana rani. however, there is no comparison between kalki and sandilyan. kalki not only has the material to deliver, but also a great vehicle (mastery over the language and an inimitable style) to deliver it. sandilyan, though a story teller, lacks the language. in yavana rani, he does use the word "tumbler". you can never see such a horrible blunder in kalki's work. however, among kalki's works, i like only PS. i like kadalpura, also by sandilyan. problem with sandilyan's writing is that he spends an extended period in the "sirungararasam". some of his other works are unreadable. sorry, if there are any sandilyan's diehard fans onboard. no offence meant. i live in bangalore, i travel frequently to chennai. i am an engineer by profession. my alma mater: hindu high school, tiruvallikeni and college of engineering, guindy. i am in my fifties. i could not post earlier for the simple reason, i was busy (lazy) have a nice day cs elangovan