Our National Symbols

🇮🇳The National Flag

Our national flag, the Tricolour, has three equal bands of colour.

What the colours mean

🔊Saffron→🔊Strength and courage

🔊White→🔊Truth and peace

🔊Green→🔊Growth

In the centre

🔊White band→🔊Ashoka Chakra (24 spokes, navy blue)

Flag rules

🔊Never on the ground🔊Saffron band on top🔊Carried in front of a procession🔊Never hoist a torn flag

Our national emblem is taken from the Ashokan Pillar at Sarnath.

What it shows

🔊National Emblem→🔊Four lions (only 3 seen at a time)

🔊Base of emblem→🔊Horse, bull, elephant, lion

Also known as

🔊National Emblem→🔊Lion Capital of Ashoka

Where we see it

🔊Currency notes🔊Coins🔊Government papers

Our national anthem and national song fill us with pride.

Who wrote them

🔊National Anthem: Jana-gana-mana→🔊Rabindranath Tagore

🔊National Song: Vande Mataram→🔊Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

How to show respect

🔊Stand at attention🔊Do not talk or move🔊Learn and sing it properly

Our national animal, bird and flower represent India's beauty and strength.

Our symbols

🔊National Animal→🔊Royal Bengal Tiger→🔊Strength and power

🔊National Bird→🔊Peacock→🔊Beauty and grace

🔊National Flower→🔊Lotus→🔊Truth, knowledge, wealth

Protecting the tiger

🔊Project Tiger→🔊Protects tigers in national parks and sanctuaries