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The Indian Flag

The Indian flag was designed as a symbol of freedom. The late Prime Minister Nehru called it a flag not only of freedom for ourselves, but a symbol of freedom to all people. The flag has three colors. The colors are deep saffron on the top, white in the middle and green at the bottom. The ratio of the width to the length of the flag is two is to three.

The Indian flag was designed by a freedom fighter called Pingali Venkayya

What do the stripes and wheel represent?

Saffron Stripe	Patriotism, Courage, sacrifice and the spirit of renunciation
White Stripe	Peace, Purity and truth
Navy Blue Wheel	In the center of the white band, there is a wheel with 24 spokes in navy blue to indicate the Dharma Chakra. It represents the wheel of law in the Sarnath Lion Capital.
Green Stripe	Prosperity, Faith and fertility