Indian flag history with Rubik’s Cube I Jash, 10, Ahmedabad
Did you know the Indian flag went through various modifications before the present one was selected? 10-year-old Jash from Ahmedabad shows it creatively through a rubik’s cube!
Indian flag history with Rubik’s Cube
1- Our national flag has a history of undergoing changes since pre-independence. It took 90 years to adopt our current Tiranga (Tricolour Flag of India) with the Ashok Chakra in the center. The first unofficial flag of India was hoisted in Kolkata on 7th August 1906. It had three colours: green on top, yellow in the center, and red at the bottom. The green colour had 8 lotuses, “वन्दे मातरम” was written in the center in yellow, and the red colour had the sun on the right-hand side and the moon on the left-hand side.
2- The second flag of India was the Berlin Committee flag, raised by Bikaji Cama in 1907 by the revolutionaries. This flag had a combination of orange, yellow, and green. The top strip, instead of lotuses, had 7 stars denoting the Saptarishi.
3- There was a third flag designed during the Home Rule Movement by Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant.
4- Four years later, in 1921, Gandhiji asked Pingali Venkayya to design the National Flag for the Freedom movement. It consisted of three colours- white, red, and green. The red stripe represented Hindus, and the green stripe represented Muslims. In the center there was a traditional spinning wheel (चरखा), representing self-reliance, progress, and the common man. It symbolised Gandhi’s goal of making Indians self-reliant by fabricating their own clothing. It was also called the चरखा Flag.
5- In 1931, a new flag was adopted, featuring saffron at the top, the Charkha at the center, and green colour at the bottom. The INC adopted this as their own flag, and it also served as the battle ensign of the Indian National Army.
6- The big day arrived when Lord Mountbatten announced the decision to free India, and our current flag was recognized as our nation’s flag under the leadership of Late Rajendra Prasad Ji. For this, the “चरखा Flag” was taken, and the “चरखा” was replaced by the Ashok Chakra with all colours intact. Religious significance was also replaced by “Saffron,” representing the country’s strength and courage. “White” symbolises peace, truth, and purity, while the green colour represents greenery, fertility, wealth, and faith. The navy blue chakra in the center with 24 spokes represents the “wheel of the law,” taken from Emperor Ashoka’s Sarnath Lion.
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Pic Credit – Jash Chadha
