National Flag

• The National flag is a horizontal tricolour of deep saffron (kesari) at the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom in equal proportion.
• In the center of the white band, there is a wheel in navy blue colour. It has 24 spokes.
• The ratio of width of the flag to its length is two to three.
• The design of the flag was presented originally by Madame Bhikaji Rustom Cama in 1907.
• There is a set of law (Flag code of India) which governs usage and display of Indian National Flag.
• First unruffled at Stuttgart,Germany during Second International Socialistic Congress in 1907
• Adopted on July 22, 1947 by the Constituent Assembly.

 National Emblem

• The national emblem is the replica of top portion of  Ahoka’s pillar at Sarnath.
• In original, there are four lions, standing back to back, mounted on an abacus with a frieze carrying sculptures in high relief of an elephant, a galloping horse, a bull and a lion separated by intervening wheels over a bell-shaped lotus.
• The words Satyamev Jayate are inscribed below the emblem in the Devanagari Script.
• The song Jana-gana-mana was originally composed in Bengali  by Rabindranath Tagore
• The playing time of National Anthem is about 52 minutes.
• It was first sung on 27 December 1911 at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.
• It was adopted by Constituent Assembly as the India’s national anthem of India on 24 January 1950.

 National Anthem

• The song Jana-gana-mana was originally composed in Bengali  by Rabindranath Tagore
• The playing time of National Anthem is about 52 minutes.
• It was first sung on 27 December 1911 at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.

It was adopted by Constituent Assembly as the India’s national anthem of India on 24 January 1950

National Song

• Vande Mataram was composed in Sanskrit by Bankimchandra Chatterji.
• First sung at 1896 session of Indian National Congress in Calcutta.

National Flower

• Lotus, Nelumbo lucifera is the national flower of India.
•  It is a holy flower and occupies a unique place in the art and mythology.

NATIONAL BIRD

• Indian peacock, Pavo cristatus is the national bird of India, is a colourful, swan-sized bird, with a fan-shaped crest of feathers.
• The male of the species is more colourful than the female.
• It occupies a significant place in Indian art, culture, mythology and folklores.

 National Animal

• Tiger, Panthera tigris is India’s National animal.
• The Royal Bengal tiger is the native of India, one of the races among the eight known races of the species
• Project Tiger was launched in 1973 to protect and to ensure a viable population of the species

 National Calendar

• The national calendar is based on the Saka Era with Chaitra as its first month and a normal year of 365 days was adopted from 22 March 1957 along with the Gregorian calendar for the following official purposes

National Fruit

• Mango, Mangifera indica is India’s National fruit.

National Tree

• Banyan tree, Ficus benghalensis is India’s National tree.

National Aquatic Animal

• Dolphin, Platanista gangeticawas declared India’s National Aquatic Animal in 2009.