Independence Day 2022: Seven Rare Facts About The Indian Tricolour You Should Know

The Indian national flag, as we know it today, came into existence after a series of developments and modifications. Also known as the Tricolor or Tiranga, the flag was an integral part of the Indian freedom movement.

The national flag is the pride of all the citizens of the country and represents our hopes and aspirations. The late Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru called it Ą°a flag not only of freedom for ourselves but a symbol of freedom to all people.Ąą

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Facts about the tricolour

India will be celebrating its 76th Independence Day on August 15, 2022. Here are some facts about the Indian national flag that you must know:

1. The first Indian flag was hoisted on August 7, 1906, at Parsi Bagan Square in Calcutta. It consisted of three horizontal stripes of green, yellow and red.

2. The National Flag of India, by law, is to be made of khadi, a special type of hand-spun cloth of cotton or silk made popular by Mahatma Gandhi.

3. The original cloth flag can be made by only one place called the Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha or KKGSS. They are the only licensed manufacturer and supplier of the Indian National Flag.

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4. The saffron colour represents courage and sacrifice while white colour represents truth, peace and purity. Green colour of the flag denotes prosperity while the Ashok Chakra represents the Laws of Dharma (righteousness).

5. Before 2002, normal citizens of India were not allowed to hoist the National Flag except on Independence Day and Republic Day. In 2002, Supreme Court of India amended the flag code and gave rights to all citizens to hoist the flag any time as per the flag code.

6. As per the flag code, the flag must be hoisted in the day time and there should be no flag or any other symbolic representation above it. The Indian flag must never be put on the ground and must never be placed upside down.

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7. When a foreign dignitary travels in a car provided by the government, the flag should be flown on the right side of the car while the flag of the foreign country should be flown on the left side.