Flag and coat of arms of India

India gained independence from Great Britain in 1947. For 69 years of independence, national symbols have been approved, in which images of animals with eloquent inscriptions in Hindi or English predominate. Such a symbiosis of Indian culture with the British is eclectic enough. Over the years, new arms of large cities and cultural regions have been approved. Historical and tourist-significant cities practically did not change their own symbols. The arms of India and its flag were approved.

The History of Urban Symbols of India

Heraldry of India arose even before our era, which is associated with the emergence of self-government in cities. On the arms of cities depicted local gods and city symbols. In the Middle Ages, colored banners began to appear. In the XIV-XV centuries, white and yellow became the flowers of Delhi. It is necessary to single out the pre-colonial period of development, which influenced the urban symbolism of already independent India. Every city in India has its own symbol. Thus, the city of Jodhpur is known for its sacred falcon, Garur, which was the emblem of the Rajput warrior dynasty. The sacred falcon became a symbol of the princes of the Mysore dynasty. The symbol of the city of Udaipur was the solar god Surya, the sacred horn used the Trivankor Maharajah, the monkey king Hanuman became the emblem of Dholpur at the end of the 18th century.

In the Middle Ages, there was no heraldic system in India. The city emblems depicted emblems of rulers and sacred symbols. So, good and light personified the sun, wisdom - a snake, endurance and strength - an elephant, development - a chariot, eloquence - a parrot.

Coat of arms of India

The photo of the national symbol is striking in its grandeur and beauty. This symbol of the nation is a sculpture of four lions (the lion capital of Ashokha), which stand on a round-shaped abacus. The abacus depicts four animals: a lion pointing to the north, a horse to the south, an elephant to the east and a bull to the west. The circle (chakra) is a national symbol. Below you can see the words: "Only the truth wins." According to another version, lions denote three directions in geometry, and the abacus is a symbol of struggle, patience and union. The coat of arms of India was approved on January 26, 1950.

Flag and coat of arms of India

July 22, 1947 held a constitutional assembly, which approved the flag of India. Indians call their flag "tricolor". This is not accidental, since it is a rectangle of three horizontal stripes of the same width. The upper band has a "deep saffron color", as the Indians say, the middle one - white with the image of the wheel, and the lower one - green.

In India, there is a special flag code that strictly regulates the use of the flag of the state, and for its production can be used only special homespun fabric - hadi.