article writing on our national flag
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National flag of India is a tricolour flag of saffron, white and green colour in a horizontal rectangular shape, with a 24 spoke Ashok Chakra in navy blue colour at its centre. In India, “tricolour” refers to our national flag also popular as “Tiranga” in Hindi. The flag is designed by Pingali Venkayya and is made of khadi, hand spun fabric, made popular in India by Mahatma Gandhi.
The colours of our national flag have a deep philosophical meaning. In our National Flag the saffron colour on the top stands for sacrifice and renunciation and indicates courage and strength, the white colour in the middle indicates peace and truth with Dharma Chakra in the centre, and the green colour indicates growth, fertility and auspiciousness of the land of the country.
The Ashok Chakra is the Dharma Chakra with 24 strokes spaced equally. The initial twelve spokes of the Chakra symbolize the 12 stages of suffering and the next 12 spokes symbolize no cause no effect. The total 24 spokes in the chakra also represent dharma and the symbolism of the three colours of flag is based on the secular principles of our country. The saffron stands for Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism, white colour stands for Christianity and green represents Islam.