2006-09-11 06:33:13 · 9 answers · asked by ur amrendra 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Civic Participation
The Tiranga
On 15 August 1947 the dominions of India and Pakistan were established. India adopted the familiar horizontal tricolor of orange, white, and green with a blue Ashoka Chakra at the center. The tricolor had been used, unofficially, since the early 1920s as the flag of the Indian National Congress, with the colors representing Hinduism (orange), Islam (green), and a hoped-for unity and peace (white). More unofficially, the flag was patterned on the other example of struggle against British imperialism, Ireland. Most often, a blue spinning wheel was shown in the center, derived from Gandhi's call for economic self-sufficiency through hand-spinning.
The spoked Ashoka Chakra (the "wheel of the law" of the 3rd-century BC Mauryan Emperor Ashoka) replaced the Gandhian spinning wheel to add historical "depth" and separate the national flag from the INC party flag (and Indian political party flags are another tale).
Meaning of the Flag
'The Indian flag is a horizontal tricolor in equal proportion of deep saffron on the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom. The ratio of the width to the length of the flag is two is to three. In the centre of the white band, there is a wheel in navy blue to indicate the Dharma Chakra, the wheel of law in the Sarnath Lion Capital. This center symbol or the 'CHAKRA' is a symbol dating back to 2nd century BC. Its diameter approximates the width of the white band and it has 24 spokes, which intends to show that there is life in movement and death in stagnation. The saffron stands for courage and sacrifice; the white, for purity and truth; the green for growth and auspiciousness.
http://www.tiranga.sankalpindia.net/mainpages/tiranga.html
2006-09-11 07:17:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
there are 3 colors in indian flag becuase they represent 3 different facts of India. Saffron color stands for martyrism, white color stands for peace and green color stands for prosperity.
2006-09-13 20:04:31 · answer #2 · answered by deepak s 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The tri colours represents three primary charactars to become good Citizen of our Country.
2006-09-11 13:44:51 · answer #3 · answered by Seetharaman K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abe chota color hoga to ashok chakra fit nahi bethega is liye, ab aayi bat samajme
2006-09-11 13:50:32 · answer #4 · answered by Harshal M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are more than three colors in there, dude. ask anyone.
2006-09-11 13:39:35 · answer #5 · answered by Doubting Thomas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does it matter? We can put 5 or 6! Several stars?? would you like that?? Anything else,SIR?????
2006-09-11 13:37:15 · answer #6 · answered by alfonso 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What a stupid question. Go back to school kiddo.
2006-09-11 14:00:32 · answer #7 · answered by Krish g 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
three colors....THEY HAVE THEIR SIGNIFICANCE...
SAFFRON REPRESENTS SACRIFICE---THE SACRIFICE OUR PPL DID TO GET OUR INDEPENDENCE
WHITE--FOR PEACE--THAT IS WE ARE PEACE LOVING NATION..
GREEN--PROSPERITY---THAT IS ONE DAY WE WILL REMOVE POVERTY AND BRING PROSPERITY TO ALL OF OUR PPL.....
IT WAS VERY APPROPRIATE AT TIME OF INDEPENDENCE....
2006-09-11 14:17:02 · answer #8 · answered by METICULOUS 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because it look es cool.. i think.
2006-09-11 14:01:09 · answer #9 · answered by K.L.M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋