National Symbols
National Flag |
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The national Flag is a horizontal tricolour of deep saffron at the top, White in the middle and dark green at the bottom in equal proportion. The ratio of width of the flag to its length is two to three. In the center of the white band is a navy blue wheel which represents the 'Chakra'. Its design is that of the wheel which appears on the abacus of Saranath Lion Capital of King Ashoka. Its diameter approximates to the width of the white band and it has 24 spokes. The design of the National flag was adopted by the constituent Assembly of India on 22 July in 1947. Its use and display are regulated by the Indian Flag code. |
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The National calendar 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 Gazette of India News broadcast all India radio Calendars issued by the government of India and Government communications addressed to the members of the public. Dates of the national calendar have a permanent correspondence with dates of the Gregorian calendar ; Chaitra falling on 22 march and on 21 march in leap year. |
The magnificent Tiger ,Panthera Tigris (Linnaeus), is a striped animal. It has a thick yellow coat of fur with dark stripes. The combination of grace, strength, agility and enormous power has earned the tiger its pride of the species known, The Indian race, the Royal Bengal Tiger , is found throughout the country except in the north -western region and also in the neighboring countries, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. |
The Indian PPeacock , Pavo Cristatus, the national bird of India, is a colourful, swan -sized bird, with a fan shaped crest of feathers, a white patch under the eye and a long , slender neck. The male of the species is more colourful than the female, with a glistening blue breast and neck and a spectacular bronze-green train of around 200 elongated feathers. The female is brownish, slightly smaller than the male , and lacks the train. The peacock is widely found in the Indian sub-continent from the south and east of the Indus river, Jammu and Kashmir, east Assam, South Mizoram and the whole of the Indian peninsula. |
Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) is the National Flower of India. It is a sacred flower and occupies a unique position in the art and mythology of ancient India and has been an auspicious symbol of Indian culture since time immemorial. |
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Parties & Symbols |
Party |
Leader |
Symbol |
Official
website |
Bhartiya Janata Party | Shri Rajnath Singh | bjp.org | |
Bahujan Samaj Party | Shri Kanshi Ram | bahujansamajparty.com | |
Communist Party of India | Shri A.B. Bardhan, General Secretary | cpofindia.org | |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Shri Prakash Karat, General Secretary | cpim.org | |
Indian National Congress | Smt. Sonia Gandhi, President | indiannationalcongress.org | |
Nationalist Congress Party | Shri Sharad Pawar, President | ncp.org.in |
State |
Party |
Symbol |
Leader |
Andhra Pradesh | Telugu Desam | Shri N. Chandrababu Naidu, President | |
Arunachal Pradesh | Arunachal Congress | Shri Kamen Ringu, President | |
Assam | Asom Gana Parishad | Shri Brindabon Goswami, President | |
Communist
Party of India (Marxist- Leninist) (Liberation) | Shri Dipankar Bhattacharya, General Secretary | ||
Bihar | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | Shri Shibu Soren, President | |
Rashtriya Janata Dal | Shri Laloo Prasad Yadav, President | ||
Janata Dal (United) | Shri George Fernandes, President | ||
Goa |
Maharashtrawadi
Gomantak | Ms. Shashikala Kakodkar, President | |
United Goans Democratic Party | Shri Srirang Narvekar, President | ||
Haryana | Indian National Lok Dal | Shri Om Parkash Chautala, President | |
Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Vikas Congress | Shri Sukh Ram, President | |
Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | Shri Farooq Abdullah, President | |
Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party | Prof. Bhim Singh, President | ||
Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | |||
Jharkhand | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | Shri Shibu Soren, President | |
Rashtriya Janata Dal | Shri Laloo Prasad Yadav, President | ||
Janata Dal (United) | Shri George Fernandes, President | ||
Karnataka | Janata Dal (Secular) | Shri H.D. Deve Gowda, President | |
Janata Dal (United) | Shri George Fernandes, President | ||
Kerala | Kerala Congress | Shri P.J. Joseph, Chairman | |
Kerala Congress (M) | Shri C.F Thomas, Chairman | ||
Muslim League Kerala State Committee | Shri Syed Mohammedali Shihab Thangal, President | ||
Janadhipathya Samrakshana Samithi | Shri K.R. Gowri Amma, General Secretary | ||
Madhya Pradesh | Samajwadi Party | Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav, President | |
Maharashtra | Shiv Sena | Shri Balasaheb Thakeray, President | |
Manipur | Federal Party of Manipur | Prof. Gangmumei Kamei, President | |
Manipur People's Party | Shri O. Joy Singh, President | ||
Meghalaya | Hill State People's Democratic Party | Shri H.S. Lyngdoh, President | |
Meghalaya Democratic Party | Shri M.D. Mukhim, President | ||
United Democratic Party | Dr. Donkupar Roy, President | ||
Mizoram | Mizo National Front | Shri Zormathanga, President | |
Zoram Nationalist Party | Shri Lalduhomo, President | ||
Mizoram People's Conference | Shri Lalhmingthanga, President | ||
Nagaland | Janata Dal (United) | Shri George Fernandes, President | |
Nationalist Democratic Movement | Shri K.L. Chishi, President | ||
Nagaland Peoples Front | Shri Vizol, President | ||
Orissa | Biju Janata Dal | Shri Naveen Patnaik, President | |
Pondicherry | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Ms. J. Jayalalitha, General Secretary | |
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Shri M. Karunanidhi, President | ||
Pattali Makkal Katchi | Shri G.K. Mani, President | ||
Punjab | Shiromani Akali Dal | Shri Parkash Singh Badal, President | |
Shiromani Akali Dal (Simranjit Singh Mann) | Shri Simranjit Singh Mann, President | ||
Sikkim | Sikkim Democratic Front | Shri Pawan Chamling, President | |
Tamil Nadu | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Ms. J. Jayalalitha, General Secretary | |
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Shri M. Karunanidhi, President | ||
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Shri Vaiko, President | ||
Pattali Makkal Katchi | Shri G.K. Mani, President | ||
Tripura | Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra | Shri Nagendra Jamatia, President | |
All India Trinamool Congress | Ms. Mamta Banerjee, Chairperson | ||
Uttar Pradesh | Rashtriya Lok Dal | Shri Ajit Singh, President | |
Samajwadi Party | Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav, President | ||
Uttaranchal | Samajwadi Party | Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav, President | |
Uttarakhand Kranti Dal | Shri Bipin Chandra Tripathi, President | ||
West Bengal | All India Forward Bloc | Shri Debabrata Biswas, General Secretary | |
Revolutionary Socialist Party | Shri K. Pankajakshan, General Secretary | ||
All India Trinamool Congress | Ms. Mamta Banerjee, Chairperson |