April 13, 1923: During a
procession by local Congress volunteers in Nagpur
commemorating the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, the Swaraj flag
with the spinning wheel, designed by
Pingali
Venkayya, was hoisted.
December 30, 1943 -
On this day, he raised the flag of Indian
independence (Tiranga) at Port Blair,
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, about 2500
km from the Capital of India. This was
the first ever occasion to hoist the
TIRANGA during the British Rule by an
Indian leader declaring the independence
of India. So, he was the first person to
declare the independence of India. On
this day, he freed the territory of
Anadaman and Nicobar island with the
help of Azad Hind Fauj and took over its
administration. So, in a real sense,
India got independence on this day, when
Subhas Chandra Bose unfurled the TIRANGA
and formed the provisional Govt of India
on the soil of Andaman and Nicobar
Islands. This day is also celebrated
every year as the real independence day
of India in Andaman and Nicobar islands,
but, unfortunately, this occasion has
not been given due publicity for reasons
unknown. This leads to two basic
questions that we need to be answered
sooner than later:
Could the partition of India be
avoided if the declaration of
independence of India and unfurling
of the Tiranga by Subhas Chandra
Bose at Port Blair on the 30th
December, 1943 would have been duly
recognised by all those who
mattered?
Should the real
independence day of India not be
30th December, 1943 when Subhas
Chandra Bose declared independence
of India and unfurled of the Tiranga
for the first time on Indian soil?
July 14, 1947: The
committee formed by the Constituent Assembly recommended
that the flag of the Indian National Congress be adopted as
the National Flag of India with suitable modifications, so
as to make it acceptable to all parties and communities. It
was also resolved that the flag should not have any communal
undertones. The spinning wheel of the Congress flag was
replaced by the Chakra (wheel) from the Lion Capital of
Ashoka. According to Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the chakra
was chosen as it was representative of dharma and law.
July 22, 1947: Adopted in
its present form during a meeting of the Constituent
Assembly held on this day.
August 15, 1947: It became
the official flag of the Dominion of India on this day.
November 21, 1947: The
first stamp of independent India depicting the national
flag, released on this day.
January 26, 1950: The flag
of the Indian dominion was retained as the flag of the
Republic of India.
1951: The Indian Standards
Institute (now the BIS) brought out the first official
specifications for the flag.
August 17, 1968: The
specifications of the national flag were further amended on
this day. 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.
February 1995: Naveen
Jindal, Indian Industrialist and politician, filed a writ
petition in the Delhi High Court contesting the restraints
being placed on him to fly the Indian Tricolour, and later
disputed the government position in the Supreme Court too.
January 15, 2002: The
Indian Union Cabinet accepted the report of the Dr P.D.
Shenoy Committee set up on Naveen Jindal's initiatives and
announced that citizens will be free to fly the national
flag on all days of the year from January 26, 2002
onwards. The Government subsequently issued a new flag code
(Flag Code of India 2002) which contained guidelines for
flying the national flag.
January 26, 2002: As per
Supreme Court of India directives, the Government of
India amended the Indian Flag Code with effect from this
day, 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.
January 23, 2004:
The Supreme Court of India ruled in favour of Jindal's
petition in regard to flying of the national flag by anyone
on any day.
2005: The flag code was further amended
to allow some additional use including adaptations on
certain forms of clothing.
December 22, 2009:
The govt of India permitted monumental flags to be flown at
night too with appropriate illumination, contrary to the
requirement earlier that all flags should be lowered after
dusk.
February 18, 2010:
The Rules Committee of the Lok Sabha accepted his proposal
to allow MPs to display the national flag as a lapel pin
while seated in the House.
August 09, 2010:
The High Court in Bilaspur, observed that not lowering the
flag at night is not a violation of the Prevention of
Insults to National Honour Act, 1971.
Description
National Flag of India is a horizontal rectangular
tricolour of deep saffron, white and India green; with the
Ashoka Chakra, a 24-spoke wheel, in navy blue at its centre.
The flag was subsequently retained as that of the
Republic of India. In India.
The term "tricolour" (Tiraṅgā) almost always refers to
the Indian national flag.
The flag is based on the Swaraj flag, a flag of the
Indian National Congress designed by
Pingali
Venkayya.
Usage of the flag is governed by the Flag Code of India
and other laws relating to the national emblems.
Usage of the flag is governed by the Flag Code of India
and other laws relating to the national emblems.
The Indian flag cannot be flown at half-mast on Republic
Day (26 January), Independence day (15 August), Gandhi
Jayanti (2 October), National Week (6–13 April) or state
formation anniversaries, except over buildings housing the
body of the deceased dignitary. However, even in such cases,
the flag must be raised to full-mast when the body is moved
from the building.
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