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India Flag
Flag Adopted 22 July 1947
Adopted upon independence in 1947 this flag is based on the flag of the
Indian National Congress, the group behind the push for independence.
The orange color represents sacrifice and courage of the people, the green
is for faith, fertility and chivalry, the white for peace and truth and
the blue indicates the sky and ocean.
The center symbol is called a "Chakra". It is a Buddhist symbol
dating back to 200 BC. It has 24 spokes (one for each hour of the day) and
intends to show that there is life in movement and death in stagnation.
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