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The wheel in navy blue on the flag of India is to indicate the Dharma Chakra, the wheel of law in the Sarnath Lion Capital. This center symbol or the 'CHAKRA' is a symbol dating back to 2nd century BC. Its diameter approximates the width of the white band and it has 24 spokes, which intends to show that there is life in movement and death in stagnation.
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JudyThe wheel is a symbol of progress ( some believe that this symbol is inspired by Gandhi's Charkha and his idea of Swaraj which says that India should be self dependent)
The blue color in it symbolizes sky or Apex.
hence the Blue wheel in the flag symbolizes India's progress toward Apex.
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History of the indian flag?
The Indian flag consists of three basic colors and a spinning wheel in the center. The spinning wheel symbolized self reliance of India in clothing industry, while the white color in flag represent minorities.
How did flag as a symbol help in the making of the Indian nation-did they give a sense of identity?
The national flag of India is designed to represent all the sections of Indian society without any religious or ethnic symbolism. The flag has three equal sized stripes of saffron, white and green color. Saffron color represents courage and sacrifice, white color depicts peace and truth and green color shows faith and chivalry. The spinning wheel or Ashok Chakra in the center of flag depicts the Indian heritage as it reminisces the era of King Ashoka, the greatest Hindu ruler of history. The flag is an apt representation of Indian nation without a reference to ethnic and religious divide.
What does the blue wheel that appears in the national flag stands for?
for law
What does the circle in the middle of the Indian flag mean?
it is called Dharma Chakra (which means the wheel of law) the 24 lines coming out of the center of the circle represent the 24 hours in a day (At the the end of each line is a dark blue half-moon)
What is swaraj flag?
swaraj flag is flag of tricolour with a "charkha" in between it.........
