INDIA

National Insignia
The National Emblem
● National Emblem is the Sarnath Lions
● Adaptation of the Lion capital of Ashoka at Sarnath
● preserved in Sarnath museum near Varanasi
● adopted as the State Emblem of India on 26
January 1950
● carved out from a single block of sandstone
● the polished capital is crowned by the Wheel of Law
i.e Dharma Chakra
● Bull represents hard work and steadfastness where
as the horse represents loyalty speed and energy
● Moto- in Devnagari script Satyamev Jayate “quote
from Mundaka Upanishad, the concluding part of
the sacred Hindu vedas
 Adoption of National Emblem

★ As the date of independence approached in 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru gave

charge of finding a suitable National Emblem to Badruddin Tyabji, a civil
servant, freedom fighter and a member of constituent assembly.
★ Art schools all over the country were approached but couldn't find a suitable
one.
★ All were similar to emblem of British Raj
★ Along with the Flag Committee headed by doctor Rajendra Prasad,Tyabji
and his wife suggested the use of the Ashoka Capitol.
★ His wife Surayya Tayabji drew it and sent it to the printing press
★ The design was selected
 Usage and Description of National Emblem

➔ Forms a part of the official letterhead of the government

➔ It appears on all Indian currency notes
➔ It appears prominently on Indian passports
➔ The Ashok chakra on its base features on the national flag of India
➔ The usage of the emblem is regulated and respected under State Emblem
of India (Prohibition) of Improper Use Act, 2005. No individual or private
organisation is permitted to use the emblem for official correspondence
The National Flag
Tiranga- The Indian National Flag
● The national Flag of India is a horizontal
rectangular tricolour. Saffron, white and
green with Ashok chakra (24 spokes) in
navy blue at its centre.
● Adopted in its present form during a
meeting of the constituent assembly held
on 22nd July 1947
● It became the official flag of the dominion
of India on 15th August 1947
● By law, the flag is to be made of khadi by
the Khadi Development and Village
Industries Commission, who allocates it
to the regional groups
● As of 2009, the Karnataka Khadi Gram
Udyog Sanyukt Sangha has been sole
manufacturer of the flag
 Colors & Ashok Chakra

● Saffron denotes courage and sacrifice, renunciation

● White denotes the light, the path of truth, peace
● Green denotes the relation to the soil, our relation to plant life
● The Ashok chakra represents dharma chakra i.e, the motion.
○ There is death in stagnation and life in movement
○ India should no more resist change
○ It must go forward and keep moving on the part of progression and peaceful
change
● Usage of the Flag is governed by the Flag Code of India, 2002 , The Emblems
and Names Act 1950, Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act 1971.
● Originally, the court prohibited its use by private citizens except on national days
i.e, the Independence Day and Republic Day
● Protocol- Official regulation states that:
○ The flag must never touch the ground/ water or be used as a drapery in any
form
○ The flag may not be intentionally placed upside down/dipped in anything or
hold any objects other than flower petals before unfurling
○ No sort of lettering may be inscribed on the flag
○ When out in the open, the flag should always be flown between sunrise and
sunset irrespective of weather conditions
○ If at tall flagpole, it needs to be well illuminated
○ Right to fly the flag is a qualified right and not the absolute right
○ Cannot wear it below waist, can't make pillowcases, hankies, dress material
 Usage of Flag

❖ When the flag is in moving column, persons present will stand at attention
and those in uniform should render the appropriate salute
❖ The flag salutation should be followed by the playing of the national anthem
❖ Ministry of Home affairs issues instructions from time to time
❖ Half mast-as a sign of mourning
➢ National level dignitaries -half mast at New Delhi
➢ State level dignitaries-their respective States
National Anthem of India
 National Anthem of India
❏ Was written in Bengali
❏ First of 5 stanzas of an ode composed by Rabindranath Tagore
❏ First sung on December 27,1911 at the Calcutta session of the IMC
❏ On January 24 1950- the Constituent Assembly adopted the song as a
National Anthem of India
❏ Rabindranath Tagore also wrote National Anthem of Bangladesh - Amar
Sonar Bangla and Sri Lanka - Namo Namah Shri Lanke mata in Bengali
language for his student Ananda Samarakoon
National Song of India
 National Song of India

★ Vande Mataram was written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee and was

incorporated in his famous novel “Anandamath” in 1882
★ Was adopted as national song in 1950
★ Was composed in Sanskrit
★ Was incorporated in his famous novel Anandamath, 1882
★ It has an equal status with the National Anthem
★ Later the song was set to tune by Rabindranath Tagore and sung for the first
time before the gathering at the 12th Annual Session of the INC held in 1896 in
Calcutta.
National Language in India
❖ No National Language
❖ Hindi-the official ( for office work) language or in English as per Article 343
Part XVII
❖ Official languages (22 + 1 =23)
❖ Numbers should be used as per international form
❖ States have the liberty to use their own official language through legislation
❖ The number of native Hindi speakers is about 25% of the total Indian
population but people using dialects of Hindi is approximately 44%
❖ Other languages are each spoken by around 10% or less of the population
National Bird of India
● The Peacock/the Indian peafowl
was declared the national bird of
India in 1963
● It is a symbol of Grace and beauty
● It was quite common in the country
and
● No other country have the peacock
as its national bird either,ence it
became National bird of India
National Heritage Animal
➔ The Indian Elephant has been
declared as National Heritage Animal
in order to conserve its dwelling
population
➔ 60% of Asian Elephants live in India
➔ Approximately 25,000 elephants in
the country
➔ It has been declared as an
endangered animal.
National Animal of India
❖ The Bengal Tiger was declared as a
National Animal of India in April,
1973
❖ Prior to this the Lion was the national
animal of India
❖ The tiger displays India's wildlife
wealth
❖ Bengal tiger display strength, agility
and power
National Sport of India
● National sport of India is Hockey
● The golden era of hockey in India
was the period from 1928- 1956,
when India won six consecutive
gold medals in the Olympics
● During the Golden Era, India played
24 Olympic matches, won all 24,
scored 178 goals
National Flower of India
● Lotus flower has very significant
flower in Indian mythology
● Flower of goddess Lakshmi and
symbolises wealth prosperity and
fertility
● Unique characteristic is that it
blooms in dirty water with its long
stalk far above the water, bearing the
flower on the top.
● It remains untouched from impurity
● It symbolises purity, achievement,
long life and good fate
National fruit of India
● Mangoes are native to India and thus truly
Indian because of considerable presence
in the whole country
● Most widely grown fruit
● Rich in vitamin A, C & D
● Mango varieties are approximately 1200
● Mangoes tracers song by Kalidasa
● Alexander and Eun Sang relished
mangoes
● Akbar is said to have planted over 1 lakh
mango trees
● Various recipes - puddings, Icecreams,
Sweetmeats
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