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Articles: News | Republic Day has come again!
- Mr. mohan Konneti
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The parade is followed by a pageant of spectacular displays from the different states of the country. These moving exhibits depict scenes of activities of people in those states and the music and songs of that particular state accompany each display. Each display brings out the diversity and richness of the culture of India and the whole show lends a festive air to the occasion. The parade and the ensuing pageantry is telecast by the National Television and is watched by millions of viewers in every corner of the country.
As Indians, let us pledge to uphold the promise of the Constitution and conduct ourselves in such a manner that we can be proud of our country, our heritage and proud to be known as Indians all over the world. We must be proud of our culture, traditions, customs, religions, languages, social norms and communitarian and the individual distinctiveness that makes up India a wonderful multi-cultural country.
The patriotic fervor of the people on this day brings the whole country together even in her essential diversity. Every part of the country is represented in occasion, which makes Republic Day one of the most popular of all the national holidays of India.
The September 1997 edition of the magazine 'History Today' was a special number to mark the 50th anniversary of Indian independence and an illustration of vexillological interest appeared on the front cover. It showed an oleograph entitled 'Mother India Freed' which dates from 1947. An allegorical figure of India is seen holding seven different flags which partly obscure each other and which are identified only by dates. In chronological order they are as follows:
1906 This flag is a horizontal tricolour of dark blue. Yellow and red. The upper (blue) stripe bears eight stars with varying numbers of points (this may reflect the carelessness of the artist but see under '1907' below). From the hoist to the fly the stars have 6, 7, 7, 7, 6, 7, 7 and 9 points. The yellow stripe has an inscription (black or dark blue) in Devanagari script. The red stripe has a white sun in the hoist and a white star and crescent in the fly.
This is the 'Calcutta flag' , or 'Lotus flag'. The colours are green over yellow over orange and the stars are actually half open lotuses (eight in all). The inscription is blue and reads in transliteration 'Vande Mataram' . The flag was first used at an anti-partition rally in Calcutta 7 August 1906. The designers are Sachindra Prasad Bose and Sukumar Mitra.
1907 The flag of Madam B R Cama, called the Saptarshi flag. This flag was hoisted in Stuttgart at the International Socialist Congress 22 August 1907.
1916 The flag of Dr. Annie Besant's and Lokamanya Tilak, associated with the Home Rule Movement of 1917 and hoisted during the Congress session in Calcutta.
1921 The flag approved by Gandhi in 1921.This flag was not formally adopted by the Indian National Congress, but nevertheless widely used.
1931 This flag was recommended by the flag committee but not adopted by the Indian National Congress. Instead 1931b was adopted.
Indian National Congress adopted this flag 6 August 1931. It was first hoisted 31 August 1931, a date declared as Flag Day.
1947
THE NATIONAL FLAG OF INDIA today is in tricolour (TIRANGA) of deep saffron (Kesari) at the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom in equal proportions.
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