Patterns of India: A Colouring Book

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While the flag agitation got its impetus from Gandhi's writings and discourses, the movement received political acceptance following the Nagpur incident. News reports, editorials and letters to editors published in various journals and newspapers of the time attest to the subsequent development of a bond between the flag and the nation. Soon, the concept of preserving the honour of the national flag became an integral component of the independence struggle. While Muslims were still wary of the Swaraj flag, it gained acceptance among Muslim leaders of the Congress and the Khilafat Movement as the national flag. India". Flags of the World. Archived from the original on 18 October 2006 . Retrieved 30 June 2005. A few days before India gained its independence in August 1947, the Constituent Assembly was formed. To select a flag for independent India, on 23 June 1947, the assembly set up an ad hoc committee headed by Rajendra Prasad and including Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Sarojini Naidu, C. Rajagopalachari, K. M. Munshi and B. R. Ambedkar as its members. [21] Indian Flag, the first stamp of independent India, released on 21 November 1947, was meant for foreign correspondence. [22] [23]

Main articles: Flag code of India and Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 Correct horizontal and vertical display of the flag These beautiful colouring sheets feature detailed rangoli designs for children to colour. This colourful artform originates in India and is often seen during Hindu festivals such as Diwali. This would be a great follow-up activity after seeing the stunning rangoli patterns in the Twinkl Originals story, 'Dipal's Diwali'. Take a look at the eBook and full range of resources for this story. In the early 1920s, national flag discussions gained prominence across most British dominions following the peace treaty between Britain and Ireland. In November 1920, the Indian delegation to the League of Nations wanted to use an Indian flag, and this prompted the British Indian government to place renewed emphasis on the flag as a national symbol.

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See also: Star of India (flag), Flag of the East India Company, List of Indian flags, Tricolour (flag) §History, and Triband (flag) Pre-independence movement Civil Ensign of British India, 1880–1947 The flag is based on the Swaraj flag, a flag of the Indian National Congress adopted by Mahatma Gandhi after making significant modifications to the design proposed by Pingali Venkayya. [3] This flag included charkha which was replaced with chakra in 1947 by Jawaharlal Nehru. [4]

Union of India v. Navin Jindal". Supreme Court of India. Archived from the original on 24 December 2004 . Retrieved 1 July 2005.Green symbolizes nature and therefore is a manifestation of God himself. India is a country steeped in tradition, culture, and rich and fabulous history. Kings and kingdoms, saints and followers, rebels and fighters have traversed the paths of its glorious past and have all played a small but significant role in ascertaining the perception of colors today.

IS 1 (1968): Specification for The National Flag of India (Cotton Khadi, PDF version)" (PDF). Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2016 . Retrieved 9 October 2016.Virmani, Arundhati (August 1999). "National Symbols under Colonial Domination: The Nationalization of the Indian Flag, March–August 1923". Past & Present. 164 (164): 169–197. doi: 10.1093/past/164.1.169. JSTOR 651278. .