The flag of India is a horizontal rectangular tricolor of India saffron, white, and India green with the Ashoka Chakra, a 24-spoke wheel, in navy blue at its center.
- The flag was designed by Pingali Venkayya, a freedom fighter and scholar from Andhra Pradesh.
- The flag has three equal horizontal bands of saffron, white, and green. The saffron band, which is at the top, represents courage and sacrifice. The white band, which is in the middle, represents purity and truth. The green band, which is at the bottom, represents faith and fertility.
- The Ashoka Chakra, which is a 24-spoke wheel, is placed in the center of the white band. The wheel represents the eternal law of dharma, which is a concept in Hinduism that refers to the moral order of the universe. The wheel also represents progress and the continuous march of time.
- The flag has a ratio of 2:3, which means that the width of the flag is one-third of its length.
- The flag must be made of khadi, a type of hand-spun cloth made from cotton, silk, or wool, according to the Flag Code of India.
- The flag should be treated with respect at all times and should not be used for commercial purposes or as a decorative item.
- The flag should be flown at half-mast as a sign of mourning on days of national or local importance.
- The flag was adopted in its present form during a meeting of the Constituent Assembly on 22 July 1947, and it became the official flag of the Dominion of India on 15 August 1947.
- The flag was later modified to its current form on 26 January 1950, when the Constituent Assembly of India adopted it as the national flag of the Republic of India.