Flag Colors In Our Life

[avdheshkamboj]

Preamble of the Flag Code of India says that:

The significance of the colors and the chakra in the National Flag was
amply described by Dr. S. Radhakrishnan in the Constituent Assembly
which unanimously adopted the National Flag. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
explained -

"Bhagwa or the saffron colour denotes renunciation of
disinterestedness. Our leaders must be indifferent to material gains
and dedicate themselves to their work."

"The white in the center is light, the path of truth to guide our
conduct."

"The green shows our relation to soil, our relation to the plant life
here on which all other life depends."

"The Asoka Wheel in the center of the white is the wheel of the law of
dharma. Truth or satya, dharma or virtue ought to be the controlling
principles of those who work under this flag. Again, the wheel denotes
motion. There is death in stagnation. There is life in movement. India
should no more resist change, it must move and go forward. The wheel
represents the dynamism of a peaceful change."

On 15 August 1947 India and Pakistan were created. India adopted the
tricolor of orange, white, and green with a blue Ashoka Chakra at the
center. Unofficially this tricolor had been the flag of the Indian
National Congress. The orange colour represented Hinduism, the green
colour - Islam and the white colour represented peace. There was a
blue spinning wheel in the center, which represented Gandhi's call for
economic self-sufficiency through hand spinning.

Prime Minister of India hoists the flag and pays his homage to the
freedom fighters and addresses the Nation. Children are brimming with
enthusiasm on this day. Early in the morning, they attend the flag
hoisting ceremony in their schools. They sing patriotic songs and
present skits and dramas based on the freedom struggle.

This special day revives in us the nationalist spirit. There are
celebrations all over the country. We listen to patriotic songs, and
there are assemblies all over to salute the national flag. People
watch the colorful march-past of the local police or the military
forces. In educational institutions, the march-past is usually done by
students and the National Cadet Corps (N CC) cadets. Sweets are
distributed and free movie shows featuring Nationalistic and Patriotic
movies are shown.