NATIONAL FLAG OF INDIA
By law, the flag is to be made of khadi, a special type of hand-spun cloth or silk, made popular by Mahatma Gandhi. The manufacturing process and specifications for the flag are laid out by the Bureau of Indian Standards. The right to manufacture the flag is held by the Khadi Development and Village Industries Commission, who allocates it to regional groups. As of 2009, the Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha has been the sole manufacturer of the flag.
Usage of the flag is governed by the Flag Code of India and other laws relating to the national emblems. The original code prohibited use of the flag by private citizens except on national days such as the Independence day and the Republic Day. In 2002, on hearing an appeal from a private citizen, Naveen Jindal, the Supreme Court of India directed the Government of India to amend the code to allow flag usage by private citizens. Subsequently, the Union Cabinet of India amended the code to allow limited usage. The code was amended once more in 2005 to allow some additional use including adaptations on certain forms of clothing. The flag code also governs the protocol of flying the flag and its use in conjunction with other national and non-national flags.
What message does India's National Flag give?
Bhagwa or the Saffron denotes renunciation or disinterestedness. Our leaders must be indifferent to material gains and dedicate themselves to their work. The white in the centre is light, the path of truth to guide our conduct. The green shows our relation to (the) soil, our relation to the plant life here, on which all other life depends. The "Ashoka Chakra" in the centre of the white is the wheel of the law of dharma. Truth or satya, dharma or virtue ought to be the controlling principle of those who work under this flag. Again, the wheel denotes motion. There is death in stagnation. There is life in movement. India should no more resist change, it must move and go forward. The wheel represents the dynamism of a peaceful change.
Who manufactures the India's National Flag?
The design and manufacturing process for the national flag is regulated by three documents issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). All of the flags are made out of khadi cloth of silk or cotton. The standards were created in 1968 and were updated in 2008.Nine standard sizes of the flag are specified by law.
In 1951, after India became a republic, the Indian Standards Institute (now the BIS) brought out the first official specifications for the flag. These were revised in 1964 to conform to the metric system which was adopted in India. The specifications were further amended on 17 August 1968. The specifications cover all the essential requirements of the manufacture of the Indian flag including sizes, dye colour, chromatic values, brightness, thread count and hemp cordage. The guidelines are covered under civil and criminal laws and defects in the manufacturing process can result in punishments that include fines or jail terms.
Khadi or hand-spun cloth is the only material allowed to be used for the flag, and flying a flag made of any other material is punishable by law with imprisonment up to three years, besides a fine. Raw materials for khadi are restricted to cotton, silk and wool. There are two kinds of khadi used: The first is the khadi-bunting which makes up the body of the flag, and the second is the khadi-duck, which is a beige-coloured cloth that holds the flag to the pole. The khadi-duck is an unconventional type of weave that meshes three threads into a weave, compared to the two threads used in conventional weaving. This type of weaving is extremely rare, and there are fewer than twenty weavers in India professing this skill. The guidelines also state that there should be exactly 150 threads per square centimetre, four threads per stitch, and one square foot should weights exactly 205 grams.
The woven khadi is obtained from two handloom units in the Dharwad and Bagalkot districts of northern Karnataka. Currently, Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha based in Hubli is the only licensed flag production and supply unit in India. Permission for setting up flag manufacturing units in India is allotted by the Khadi Development and Village Industries Commission, though the BIS has the power to cancel the licences of units that flout guidelines.The hand-woven khadi for the National Flag was initially manufactured at Garag, a small village in the Dharwad district. A Centre was established at Garag in 1954 by a few freedom fighters under the banner of Dharwad Taluk Kshetriya Seva Sangh and obtained the Centre's licence to make flags.
Once woven, the material is sent to the BIS laboratories for testing. After quality testing, the material, if approved, is returned to the factory. It is then separated into three lots which are dyed saffron, white and green. The Ashoka Chakra is screen printed, stencilled or suitably embroidered onto each side of the white cloth. Care also has to be taken that the chakra is completely visible and synchronised on both sides. Three pieces of the required dimension, one of each colour, are then stitched together according to specifications and the final product is ironed and packed. The BIS then checks the colours and only then can the flag be sold.
Protocol of India's National Flag
Display and usage of the flag is governed by the Flag Code of India, 2002 (successor to the Flag Code – India, the original flag code); the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950; and the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971. Insults to the national flag, including gross affronts or indignities to it, as well as using it in a manner so as to violate the provisions of the Flag Code, are punishable by law with imprisonment up to three years, or a fine, or both.
Official regulation states that the flag must never touch the ground or 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 the weather conditions. Prior to 2009, the flag could be flown on a public building at night under special circumstances; currently, Indian citizens can fly the flag even at night, subject to the restriction that the flag should be hoisted on a tall flagpole and be well-illuminated.
The flag should never be depicted, displayed or flown upside down. Tradition also states that when draped vertically, the flag should not merely be rotated 90degrees, but also reversed. One "reads" a flag like the pages of a book, from top to bottom and from left to right, and after rotation the results should be the same. It is considered insulting to display the flag in a frayed or dirty state, and the same rule applies to the flagpoles and halyards used to hoist the flag, which should always be in a proper state of maintenance.
The original flag code of India did not allow private citizens to fly the national flag except on national days such as Independence Day or Republic Day. In 2001, Naveen Jindal, an industrialist used to the more egalitarian use of the flag in the United States where he studied, flew the Indian flag on his office building. The flag was confiscated and he was warned of prosecution. Jindal filed a public interest litigation petition in the High Court of Delhi; he sought to strike down the restriction on the use of the flag by private citizens, arguing that hoisting the national flag with due decorum and honour was his right as a citizen, and a way of expressing his love for the country.
At the end of the appeals process, the case was heard by the Supreme Court of India; the court ruled in Jindal's favour, asking the Government of India to consider the matter. The Union Cabinet of India then amended the Indian Flag Code with effect from 26 January 2002, allowing private citizens to hoist the flag on any day of the year, subject to their safeguarding the dignity, honour and respect of the flag. It is also held that the code was not a statute and restrictions under the code ought to be followed; also, the right to fly the flag is a qualified right, unlike the absolute rights guaranteed to citizens, and should be interpreted in the context of Article 19 of the Constitution of India.
The original flag code also forbade use of the flag on uniforms, costumes and other clothing. In July 2005, the Government of India amended the code to allow some forms of usage. The amended code forbids usage in clothing below the waist and on undergarments, and forbids embroidering onto pillowcases, handkerchiefs or other dress material.
Disposal of damaged flags is also covered by the flag code. Damaged or soiled flags may not be cast aside or disrespectfully destroyed; they have to be destroyed as a whole in private, preferably by burning or by any other method consistent with the dignity of the flag.
A short poem to express love of Indian Citizens towards their National Flag
झण्डा ऊँचा रहे हमाराविजयी विश्व तिरंगा प्याराझण्डा ऊँचा रहे हमाराविजयी विश्व तिरंगा प्यारासदा शक्ति बरसाने वालाप्रेम सुधा बरसाने वालावीरों को हर्षाने वालामातृभूमि का तन मन सारामातृभूमि का तन मन साराझण्डा ऊँचा रहे हमाराविजयी विश्व तिरंगा प्यारास्वतंत्रता के भीषण रण मेंरख कर जोश बढ़े क्षण-क्षण मेंकाँपे शत्रु देखकर के मन मेंमिट जाये भय संकट सारामिट जाये भय संकट साराझण्डा ऊँचा रहे हमाराविजयी विश्व तिरंगा प्याराझण्डा ऊँचा रहे हमाराविजयी विश्व तिरंगा प्याराझण्डा ऊँचा रहे हमाराविजयी विश्व तिरंगा प्याराइस झँडे के नीचे निर्भयले स्वराज यह अविचल निश्चयबोलो भारत माता की जयस्वतंत्रता है ध्येय हमारास्वतंत्रता है ध्येय हमाराझण्डा ऊँचा रहे हमाराविजयी विश्व तिरंगा प्याराआओ प्यारे वीरों आओदेश धर्म पर बलि-बलि जाओएक साथ सब मिल कर गाओप्यारा भारत देश हमाराप्यारा भारत देश हमाराझण्डा ऊँचा रहे हमाराविजयी विश्व तिरंगा प्याराझण्डा ऊँचा रहे हमाराविजयी विश्व तिरंगा प्याराविजयी विश्व तिरंगा प्याराझण्डा ऊँचा रहे हमाराइसकी शान न जाने पाएचाहे जान भले ही जाएविश्व विजयी कर के दिखलाएंतब होवे प्रण पूर्ण हमारातब होवे प्रण पूर्ण हमाराझण्डा ऊँचा रहे हमाराविजयी विश्व तिरंगा प्यारासदा शक्ति बरसाने वालाप्रेम सुधा बरसाने वालावीरों को हर्षाने वालामातृभूमि का तन मन सारामातृभूमि का तन मन साराझण्डा ऊँचा रहे हमाराविजयी विश्व तिरंगा प्याराझण्डा ऊँचा रहे हमाराविजयी विश्व तिरंगा प्याराझण्डा ऊँचा रहे हमाराविजयी विश्व तिरंगा प्यारा..
Meaning in English
Our flag is high
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Our flag is high
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Everlasting
Love showers
Heroic
The whole heart of the motherland
The whole heart of the motherland
Our flag is high
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In the fierce battle of freedom
By keeping the passion high
In the heart of seeing the enemy
Fade crisis crisis
Fade crisis crisis
Our flag is high
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Our flag is high
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Our flag is high
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Fearless under this flag
Le Swaraj this unwavering determination
Say Bharat Mata ki Jai
Freedom is our goal
Freedom is our goal
Our flag is high
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Come dear heroes
Get sacrificed on country religion
Sing all together
Lovely india country our
Lovely india country our
Our flag is high
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Our flag is high
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Our flag is high
Don't know its glory
Regardless of life
Show the world victorious
Then how can we complete our vow
Then how can we complete our vow
Our flag is high
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Everlasting
Love showers
Heroic
The whole heart of the motherland
The whole heart of the motherland
Our flag is high
Victorious world tricolor cute
Our flag is high
Victorious world tricolor cute
Our flag is high
Victorious world tricolor cute ..
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