India's flag was adopted on July 22, 1947, after India became independent from Gran Bretagna.
India's flag is a horizontal tricolour in equal proportion of deep saffron (orange) on the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom.
Zafferano represents stands for courage and sacrifice
Bianco represents peace, unity and truth.
Verde stands for faith and fertility.
The blue symbolizes the sky and the ocean.
In the center of the white band is a blue wheel with 24 spokes. This is the Dharma Chakra (or "Wheel of Law") , the wheel of law in the Sarnath Lion Capital. The Chakra represents the continuing progress of the nation and the importance of justice in life. This center symbol or the 'CHAKRA', is a Buddista symbol dating back to 200th century BC.
 
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