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18 Story of our National Flag

The Indian national flag, represents India’s long struggle for freedom. It signifies the
status of India as an independent republic. The Indian National Flag came into being in
its present form at the meeting of Constitutional Assembly on 22nd July 1947. Since then

it has first served as the National Flag of the Dominion of India from 15 August 1947 to
26 January 1950 and thereafter as the national flag of the Republic of India. The Indian
National Flag was designed by Pingali Venkayya and contains three equal strips of saffron,
white and green. The ratio of its width to its length is two is to three. The saffron at the

top means sacrifice. The white in the middle indicates truth and purity. The green at the
lower part stands for energy. The blue wheel in the middle represents Dharma Chakra of
King Ashoka. It means peace and progress.But, do you know that Indian flag took a long
time to come to its present form.

Match the following flags with the year of their presence in the evolution story of Indian
National Flag.

1. a. 1921

2. b. 1931

3. c. 1947

4. d. 1917

5. e. 1906

6. f. 1907

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