NATIONAL FLAG
A horizontal tricolour of saffron
at the top, white in the middle, and green at the bottom. In the centre is a
navy blue wheel with twenty-four spokes, known as the Ashoka Chakra(this
adopted from pillars of ashok at saranath) and also known as dharma chakra.Pingali
Venkayya was the designer of flag. India’s tricolour flag recognized by
constituent assembly on july 22, 1947.India’s new flag code adopted in January
26, 2002.
NATIONAL EMBLEM
National emblem of india is an
adaptation from the Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath. This National Emblem was
adopted on 26 January 1950.The words ‘ Satyameva jayate’ (Truth
Alone Triumphs) are inscribed below the base plate of the emblem in the
devanagiri script.The words are taken from
‘Mundaka Upanishad’.
NATIONAL ANTHEM
“Jana Gana Mana" is
the national anthem of India. The anthem composed and scored by Rabindranath
Tagore. It was first sung in Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress
on 27 December 1911. "Jana Gana Mana" was officially adopted by the
Constituent Assembly as the Indian national anthem on January 24, 1950.The song
‘ Jana Gana Mana’was first published in 1912,under the title ‘ bharat vidhata’
in the ‘tatva bodhini patrika’.
Playing time: 52 second
English edition title :
morning song of India (translated by
Rabindranath Tagore)
NATIONAL SONG
Song : Vande Mataram
Composed by : Bankim
Chandra Chattopadhyay
Adopted by the
constituent assembly: January 24, 1950.
First sung
: at the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress (by tagore).
Song taken from: the
novel ‘Anandamath’( published in 1882)
NATIONAL CALENDAR
Saka
Calendar, also known as Saka Samvat is
the national calendar of india. The national calendar of India was adopted on March 22nd 1957.National calendar based on Saka Era
(which began 78 AD) with chaitra (start on march) is the first month and phalguna (February) as
its last month.
NATIONAL ANIMAL
Roya
Bengal Tiger is the national animal of India. The
scientific name of the Bengal Tiger is "Tiger Panthera tigris".Lion
was the national animal of india till 1972.
NATIONAL BIRD
The
Peacock, Pavo cristatus (Linnaeus), is the national bird of India. The peacock was declared the National Bird of
India in 1963.
NATIONAL FLOWER
Lotus
scientifically known as Nelumbo Nucifera is the National Flower of India.
NATIONAL FRUIT
Mango,
popularly known as the 'King of Fruits', is the National Fruit of India. The scientific name of mango is Mangifera
indica.
NATIONAL RIVER
Ganga is the longest
river of India and national river of india.
NATIONAL TREE
The National Tree of India is The Banyan
Tree.
NATIONAL
AQUATIC ANIMAL
The
Gange dolphins (Platanista gangetica) are the national
aquatic animal of India.
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