Azadi ka Mahotsav is being observed on India’s 75th Independence Day to recognize the country’s post-independence development and expansion. The flag of our country is a pride to every Indian. So, in this context, we will know 10 interesting facts about the Indian flag.
- As proud Indians, we refer to our flag as Tiranga, which means having three colours. However, this is a misnomer because the flag actually contains four colours, not three as is typically believed. The fourth Chakra colour, blue, is frequently overlooked because it is only a secondary colour in the flag.
- Indian authorities recognised the importance of having a national flag for an independent India after the British government announced its intention to free India on August 15, 1947. In order to complete the Flag, an ad hoc Flag Committee was established. On July 22, 1947, the Constituent Assembly approved the Tiranga as the national flag of independent India on its advice.
- The Indian National Flag was created in its original form by Pingali Venkaiah. The Flag Committee finally authorised and accepted Mrs. Suriaya Badr-ud-Din Tyabi’s proposed design for the National Flag of Independent India on July 17, 1947. She was a well-known artist, and her husband, B.H.F. Tyabji (ICS), was at the time a Deputy Secretary in the Constituent Assembly Secretariat.
- On August 15, 1947, at 1200 local time and 0730 IST, the first outdoor official hoisting of the Tiranga flag took place in Canberra, Australia at the home of Sir Raghunath Paranype, the Indian High Commission in Australia. This was three hours before the first hoisting that day in India, which took place at 10:30 AM at the site of the current Parliament House.
- It is customary for the Flag’s width and length to be two to three breadths apart. The ratio is therefore 2: 3.
- The Indian government had permitted citizens to fly the national flag on all days by the year 2002, but it was not yet a Fundamental Right.
- Typically, the flag is flown from sunrise until sunset. The Flag may be flown at night as long as it is mounted on a flagpole that is 100 feet or higher and is well lit.
- The National Flag must fly at half-mast in specific locations and on certain days in the case of the passing of certain dignitaries who have been approved by the federal or state administrations.
- When the National Flag is flown alongside the flags of other nations in a straight line, the National Flag must fly at the very right, according to paragraph 3.32 of the Flag Code of India. Following are the flags of different countries, which are listed in alphabetical order by the English translations of their names. When flying flags in a closed circle, the national flag is flown first, then the flags of the other countries, going clockwise.
- The Flag Code of India unifies all of the rules, customs, guidelines, and regulations pertaining to the flag under one heading. It serves as a controlling mechanism that regulates how flags are made, hoisted, and disposed of.