The National Flag of India was adopted in its present form during a meeting of the Constituent Assembly held on the 22 July 1947, a few weeks before India's independence from the British on 15 August, 1947.
India's flag is a tricolor standard, with bands of saffron, white, and dark green.
The saffron represents courage, sacrifice, patriotism, and renunciation. It is also the color of the Hindu people. The green stands for faith, fertility and the land. It is the color of the Islam religion. The white is in the center symoblizes the hope for unity and peace.
In the center of the white band is a blue wheel with 24 spokes. This is the Ashoka Chakra. The Chakra represents the continuing progress of the nation and the importance of justice in life. The Indian flag was officially adopted on July 22, 1947 by the Constituent Assembly. The Indian flag code states that the flag should have a width to length ratio of 2 to 3. The saffron band must be on the top. In addition, the code requires that official Indian flags be made of hand spun cloth.
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