What Do the Colors of the Indian Flag Stand for

The Ashoka Chakra is blue in the national flag. It has been said about its color that blue color represents the sky, ocean and universal truth.

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The Ashoka Chakra, built in the middle of the Indian National Flag, has a significance of its own. The Indian national flag has three horizontal stripes. Saffron at the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom and all three are in proportion. It has a dark blue circle in the middle. This chakra is built on the lion pillar of Sarnath, the capital of Ashoka. Its diameter is almost equal to the width of the white strip and it has 24 spokes.

Many inscriptions of Emperor Ashoka have a chakra (wheel shape) which is also called Ashoka Chakra. The circle is of blue colour. It is said about its color, blue color Represents the sky, the ocean and the universal truth. Hence the blue colored Ashoka Chakra is in the center of the white stripe of the national flag. 24 spokes represent the 24 qualities of a human being, the 24 dharma paths made for human beings have been compared with the 24 spokes of the Ashoka Chakra. Let us know what is the importance of these 24 spokes.

Significance of 24 spokes of Ashoka Chakra

• First match – Sanyam (inspires to lead a restrained life)
• Second match – Arogya (motivates to lead a healthy life)
• Third match – Shanti (advice to maintain peace and order in the country)
• Fourth spoke – renunciation (development of the spirit of sacrifice for the country and society)
• Fifth stick- modesty (education of modesty in personal nature)
• Sixth Tili – Service (education of service to the country and society)
• Seventh spoke – Forgiveness (feeling of forgiveness towards humans and animals)
• Eighth spoke – love (feeling of love for country and society)
• Ninth spoke- Maitri (feeling of friendship in the society)
• Tenth match – fraternity (promoting patriotism and fraternity)
• Eleventh Tee – Organization (to keep the unity and integrity of the nation strong)
• Twelfth Tili- Kalyan (participating in welfare works for the country and society)
• Thirteenth – Prosperity (contributing to the prosperity of the country and society)
• Fourteenth Tili-Udyog (helping in the industrial progress of the country)
• Fifteenth match – Security (always ready for the security of the country)
• Sixteenth match – rules (behave with restraint in personal life)
• Seventeenth Tili- Samta (Establishment of an egalitarian society)
• Eighteenth spoke – meaning (use of wealth)
• Nineteenth three- policy (keeping allegiance to the country's policy)
• Twentieth Tili- Nyaya (Talking about justice for all)
• Twenty-first match – co-working (working together)
• Twenty-two third – duty (to perform one's duties faithfully)
• Twenty-third-right (rights not to be abused)
• Twenty-fourth – Wisdom (to develop one's own intellectual for the prosperity of the country)

importance of tricolor

Like the matchsticks, the colors of the Indian national flag have also been defined. The present flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 22 July 1947 as the free Indian national flag. After independence, its colors and their importance remained. Saffron is the color which shows the strength and courage of the country. The white stripe in the middle is a symbol of peace and truth along with the Dharma Chakra. The lower green bar represents fertility, growth and the purity of the land.

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Nisha Chawla

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What Do the Colors of the Indian Flag Stand for

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