35 Facts About Indian flag

The right to manufacture the Indian flag is held by the Khadi Development and Village Industries Commission, who allocates it to regional groups.

Usage of the Indian flag is governed by the Flag Code of India and other laws relating to the national emblems.

Indian flag's proposal was not well received by the government; Lord Curzon rejected it for practical reasons including the multiplication of flags.

The tricolour Indian flag included eight white lotuses on the upper green band representing the eight provinces, a sun and a crescent on the bottom red band, and the Vande Mataram slogan in Hindi on the central yellow band.

The Indian flag was launched in Calcutta bereft of any ceremony and the launch was only briefly covered by newspapers.

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Around the same time, another proposal for the Indian flag was initiated by Sister Nivedita, a Hindu reformist and disciple of Swami Vivekananda.

The Indian flag consisted of a thunderbolt in the centre and a hundred and eight oil lamps for the border, with the Vande Mataram caption split around the thunderbolt.

The Indian flag included the Union Jack in the upper left corner, a star and crescent in the upper right, and seven stars displayed diagonally from the lower right, on a background of five red and four green alternating bands.

The Indian flag resulted in the first governmental initiative against any nationalistic Indian flag, as a magistrate in Coimbatore banned its use.

Gandhi wanted the Indian flag to be presented at the Congress session of 1921, but it was not delivered on time, and another Indian flag was proposed at the session.

Finally, owing to the religious-political sensibilities, in 1929, Gandhi moved towards a more secular interpretation of the Indian flag colours, stating that red stood for the sacrifices of the people, white for purity, and green for hope.

The Indian flag movement was managed by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel with the idea of public processions and Indian flag displays by common people.

Soon, the concept of preserving the honour of the national Indian flag became an integral component of the independence struggle.

Detractors of the Indian flag movement, including Motilal Nehru, soon hailed the Swaraj Indian flag as a symbol of national unity.

In contrast to the subdued responses of the past, the British Indian government took greater cognisance of the new flag, and began to define a policy of response.

The British parliament discussed public use of the flag, and based on directives from London, the British Indian government threatened to withdraw funds from municipalities and local governments that did not prevent the display of the Swaraj flag.

The Swaraj Indian flag became the official Indian flag of Congress at the 1931 meeting.

However, by then, the Indian flag had already become the symbol of the independence movement.

The spinning wheel of the Congress Indian flag was replaced by the Chakra from the Lion Capital of Ashoka.

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.

Khadi or hand-spun cloth is the only material allowed to be used for the Indian flag, and flying a Indian flag made of any other material is punishable by law with imprisonment up to three years, besides a fine.

Display and usage of the Indian flag is governed by the Flag Code of India, 2002 ; the Emblems and Names Act, 1950; and the Prevention of Insults to National Honor Act, 1971.

Insults to the national Indian 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.

Original Indian flag code forbade use of the Indian flag on uniforms, costumes and other clothing.

Whenever the Indian flag is displayed indoors in halls at public meetings or gatherings of any kind, it should always be on the right, as this is the position of authority.

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The Indian flag should be displayed completely spread out with the saffron stripe on top.

The Indian flag has to be flown from a staff affixed firmly either on the middle front or to the front right side of the car.

When flags are placed in a straight line, the rightmost flag is the Indian flag, followed by other national flags in alphabetical order.

When placed in a circle, the Indian flag is the first point and is followed by other flags alphabetically.

Each national Indian flag should be flown from its own pole and no Indian flag should be placed higher than another.

When placed on crossed poles, the Indian flag should be in front of the other flag, and to the right of the other flag.

Only the Indian flag is flown half mast; all other flags remain at normal height.

Governors and Chief Ministers, the Indian flag is flown at half-mast in the respective states and union territories.

Indian flag cannot be flown at half-mast on Republic Day, Independence day, Gandhi Jayanti, or state formation anniversaries, except over buildings housing the body of the deceased dignitary.

However, even in such cases, the Indian flag must be raised to full-mast when the body is moved from the building.