Tiranga, the national flag of India otherwise also known as the Tricolour, was officially adopted by India on 22nd July 1947. Today it flies in all its majesty representing the aspirations of 1.4 billion Indians, and the inspiration and sacrifices of thousands of martyrs of Bharat Ma.
The National flag of India consists of three colours. The top band is, coloured saffron colour, indicating strength and courage of emerging Bharat. The white middle band indicates peace and truth, and this is imbibed with the Dharma Chakra with 24 spokes. The green bottom band signifies fertility, growth, and auspiciousness of the land.
The inclusion of the Dharma Chakra is intentional. It depicts the "wheel of law" in the Sarnath Lion Capital made by the 3rd-century BC Mauryan Emperor Ashoka. The chakra shows there is life in movement, but death in stagnation.
Gaining independence was of seismic proportion for a nation that had been enslaved by various tyrannies over 1200 years. For the first five decades of independence, India could not get rid of the enslaved mindset. Its leaders were trapped by their own inferiority complex instilled from birth by their colonial masters. However, over the past two decades we have seen a change with the green shoots of our own self confidence and reliance sprouting.
This established a reasonable foundation for something a bit more dramatic, however, India was still led by those who appeased to the imperial master. It was only in 2014 that for the first time in modern Indian history we have seen Prime Minister Narendra Modi show leadership and who had a laser like focus in taking India forward in becoming a dominant force on the global stage.
The Tiranga is finally flying proudly over the whole of India. The Tiranga is a reminder to every Indian, that today they enjoy freedom because their ancestors sacrificed themselves over centuries. On 22nd July, let's take a minute to stand up and salute her.
Let Vande Mataram fill your life with the spirit of a nation that is moving onwards and upwards to claim its rightful place in the world. It is the only nation with a heritage Satya, Dharma, Shanti, Prema and Ahimsa the very cornerstone of our collective humanity for the world of tomorrow.
The talented American writer Mark Twain famously said, “India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great-grandmother of tradition.”
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