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#nationalflagadoptionday: On this day in 1947, #nationalflag of India was adopted by Constituent Assembly; Real #History of #IndianFlag and significance of #Tricolour; How Flag evolved over decades:
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#Indian #Tricolor, designed by #pingalivenkayya, became India's official flag on July 21, 1947. Several designs were scraped before Tricolor accepted by people of country. Final design #IndianNationalFlagAdoptionDay, hoisted by #PrimeMinister Nehru on August 16, 1947 at Red Fort,

Had history of several decades preceding #Independence.
Indian Tricolour is matter of pride for country. Symbol of #Unity, #diversity, #Courage and patriotism. Representation of country, its spirit, power and majesty, comprises 4 colors - #saffron, white, #green and blue.

Idea of unified flag proposed by British after Revolt of 1857. First flag - comprised British symbols - was group of flags used for different purposes by them. By 20th Century, decided that symbol required to represent Indian Empire.
Nationalists batted for religious symbols such

As Lord Ganesha or Gau Mata (holy cow), authorities rejected them as Hindu-centric. In 1905, first #partition of #Bengal gave stimulus to idea of new Indian flag.
First flag, referred as #vandematram flag composed of Indian religious symbols represented in Western heraldic manner

Launched during Swadeshi #movement. Flag had lotuses, sun, crescent, and Vande Mataram slogan written on yellow band. Flag used at annual session of Indian National Congress @INCIndia, failed to make mark and another flag suggested by #Scottish #Hinduism reformist Sister Nivedita

Flag had thunderbolt running in middle along with 108 oil lamps on border and Vande Mataram caption placed across border. Not accepted as Indian flag and after several suggestions, new flag designed.
Flag comprised 3 colors - white on top, green in the middle and red at bottom.

White represented minority communities, green represented Muslims and red - Hindu and #Sikhs communities. Charkha drawn across 3 colors to symbolize unity. Flag appreciated widely even as Congress not accept it.
In 1931, another flag idea proposed. In design, red replaced with

Ochre - representing both #Hindus and #Muslims. Sikh community demanded separate color for them and same led to new design by Pingali Venkayya. Pingali Venkayya designed current Indian flag accepted in 1931 and declared as the official flag of Congress Committee. In 1947, when...

India freed from clutches of colonial rule, committee headed by Dr #RajendraPrasad decided to adopt flag of Congress as national flag of India with slight modifications - charkha in middle replaced with Ashoka Chakra.
Indian National Flag or #Tiranga, known in #Hindi, based on...

Swaraj Flag, designed by Pingali Venkayya and first flown in 1923.
ratio of the width of the flag to its length is two to three.
Top saffron color, indicates strength and courage of country. White middle band indicates peace and truth with Dharma Chakra. Green shows fertility,

Growth and auspiciousness of land.
Mahatma Gandhi first proposed Tricolour flag to Indian National Congress in 1921 with spinning wheel inscribed on white strip.
In initial flag designed by Venkayya, there was spinning wheel, instead of Ashoka Chakra.
Tricolour was first hoisted

On April 13, 1923, by Congress workers in Nagpur, during procession to protest Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.
Spinning wheel replaced by Ashoka Chakra in flag adopted by ad hoc committee formed by Constituent Assembly on June 23, 1947.
By law, flag to be made of khadi, special type..

Of hand-spun cloth or silk.
#Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha based in Hubli is only licensed flag production and supply unit in India.
Father of Nation had once said, "A flag is necessity for all nations. Millions have died for it." On January 26, 2002, Indian flag...

Code was modified, allowing citizens of country to hoist Indian flag over homes, offices and factories on any day and not just National days.
Dharma Chakra depicted "wheel of law" made by Emperor #Ashoka. Chakra shows there's life in movement and death in stagnation.