List of Indian flags

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Template:Sister project This is a list of flags used in India by various organizations.

National flag

Flag Date Use Description
File:Flag of India.svg 1947–present National flag of India A horizontal tricolour of saffron at the top, white in the middle, and green at the bottom. In the centre is a navy blue wheel with twenty-four spokes, known as the Ashoka Chakra.

Governmental flag

Flag Date Use Description
File:Flag of the President of India (1950–1971).svg 1950–1971[1] Presidential Standard of India 1st quarter: state emblem (the Lions of Sarnath) to represent national unity; 2nd quarter: elephant from Ajanta Caves to represent patience and strength; 3rd quarter: scales from the Red Fort, Old Delhi to represent justice and economy; 4th quarter: lotus vase from Sarnath to represent prosperity.
File:Flag of the Ministry of Defence of India.svg Flag used by Ministry of Defence A horizontal tricolour of red, navy blue and sky blue representing the army, navy and air force respectively.

Supreme Court

Flag Date Use Description
File:Flag of Supreme Court.png 2024– Present Flag used by the Supreme Court of India A blue field, bearing the new emblem of the Supreme Court in gold. The emblem contains an open book, the dome of the Supreme Court, and the Ashoka Chakra.

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Flag Date Use Description
File:Flag of India.svg Civil air ensign India uses National Flag as Civil air ensign
File:Civil Ensign of India.svg Civil ensign A Red Ensign with the flag of India in the canton.
File:Government Ensign of India.svg State ensign A Blue Ensign with the flag of India in the canton, and a yellow anchor horizontally in the fly.
File:Naval reserve ensign.png Naval Reserve (Civil and war ensign) the Indian Blue Ensign without a yellow anchor in the fly was the Naval Reserve Ensign.

Naval

Flag Date Use Description
File:Naval Ensign of India.svg 2022–present Indian Naval Ensign The ensign consists of the Indian national flag on the upper canton, a blue octagon encasing the national emblem atop an anchor to depict steadfastness, superimposed on a shield with the Navy's motto “Sam No Varuna” (a Vedic mantra invoking the god of seas to be auspicious) in Devanagari. The octagon represents the eight directions and has been included as a symbol of the Navy's “multidirectional reach and multidimensional operational capability”. The golden borders of the octagon have been inspired by the seal of Maratha Chhatrapati Shivaji.
File:Blue Ensign of India.svg Naval Reserve Ensign Naval Reserve Ensign used by auxiliary ships and merchant ships whose captain is a Navy Reserve Officer.

Port authorities

Flag Date Use Description
File:Ensign of the Port of Cochin (India).svg Ensign of Port of Cochin
File:Ensign of the Bombay Harbour Trust.svg Ensign of Bombay Harbour Trust
File:Ensign of Commissioners of the Port of Calcutta.svg Ensign of Commissioners of the Port of Calcutta

Military flags

Indian Armed Forces

Flag Date Use Description
File:Flag of Indian Armed Forces.svg Flag of the Indian Armed Forces A horizontal tricolour of red, navy blue and sky blue with the tri-service emblem at the centre
File:Flag of Chief of Defence Staff (India).svg Flag of the Chief of Defence Staff and Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee A red field with the flag of India in the canton, and the tri-service emblem
File:Flag of Integrated Defence Staff.svg Flag of the Integrated Defence Staff and Vice Chief of Defence Staff A red field with the flag of India in the canton, There is insignia of two cross swords, an eagle, an anchor and an Ashok symbol above it

Indian Army

Flag Date Use Description
File:Flag of Indian Army.svg Flag of the Indian Army A red field with the flag of India in the canton, and the Army badge in the fly
File:Flag of Field Marshal.jpg Flag of the Field Marshal A red flag with the national emblem over two crossed batons in a lotus blossom wreath.
File:Flag COAS.svg Flag of the Chief of the Army Staff
File:Flag of Indian Generals.svg Flag of the General
File:Flag of Indian Vice Chief of Army Staff.svg Flag of the Vice Chief of the Army Staff
File:Flag of Indian Principal Staff Officers.svg Flag of the Principal Staff Officer
File:Flag of Indian Lieutenant Generals, Army Headquarters.svg Flag of the Lieutenant General

Indian Navy

Current rank flags (2022-present)

Flag Date Use Description
Template:ListFlag Flag of the Indian Navy A white ensign, featuring the Flag of India in the canton, and a navy blue filled, gold-bordered octagon, enclosing the crest of the Indian Navy, located in the fly.
Template:ListFlag Commissioning pennant of the Indian Navy A white triangular pennant with a gold-bordered octagon enclosing the crest of the Indian Navy in the hoist.
Template:ListFlag President's Colour of the Indian Navy Indian Naval ensign with State Emblem of India.
Template:ListFlag Flag of the Admiral (rank currently reserved for the Chief of the Naval Staff) A white flag with a gold-bordered octagon enclosing the crest of the Indian Navy in the middle, and four blue stars in the hoist side.
Template:ListFlag Flag of the Vice admiral (also Vice Chief of the Naval Staff) A white flag with a gold-bordered octagon enclosing the crest of the Indian Navy in the middle, and three blue stars in the hoist side.
Template:ListFlag Flag of the Rear admiral A white flag with a gold-bordered octagon enclosing the crest of the Indian Navy in the middle, and two blue stars in the hoist side.
Template:ListFlag Flag of the Commodore A white flag with a gold-bordered octagon enclosing the crest of the Indian Navy in the middle, and one blue star in the hoist side.

Former rank flags (1950-2001; 2004-2022)

Flag Date Use Description
Template:ListFlag 1950-2001 Indian Naval Ensign A red cross on a white field, with the Indian national flag in the canton.
Template:ListFlag 2004–2014 A red cross on a white field, with the Indian state emblem in yellow at the center, with the Indian national flag in the canton.
Template:ListFlag 2014–2022 A red cross on a white field, with the Indian state emblem in yellow at the center with the motto Satyamev Jayate below, and the Indian national flag in the canton.
Template:ListFlag 1951-2022 President's Colour Indian Naval ensign with Presidential Standard elephant.
Template:ListFlag Commissioning pennant A white triangular pennant with at hoist the St. George's red cross defaced with the Ashoka Chakra.
Template:ListFlag Flag of the Admiral (was only used by Chief of the Naval Staff)
Template:ListFlag Flag of the Vice Admiral (also Vice Chief of the Naval Staff)
Template:ListFlag Flag of the Rear Admiral
Template:ListFlag Flag of the Commodore
Template:ListFlag Flag of the Senior officer

Former rank flags (2001-2004)

Flag Date Use Description
Template:ListFlag 2001–2004 Flag of the Indian Navy A blue-colored crest of the Indian Navy set upon a white background, with the flag of India placed in the canton.
Template:ListFlag 2001–2004 Commissioning pennant of the Indian Navy
Template:ListFlag 2001–2004 Flag of Admiral of the Fleet of the Indian Navy Never used.
Template:ListFlag 2001–2004 Flag of Admiral of the Indian Navy
Template:ListFlag 2001–2004 Flag of Vice Admiral of the Indian Navy
Template:ListFlag 2001–2004 Flag of Rear Admiral of the Indian Navy
Template:ListFlag 2001–2004 Flag of Commodore of the Indian Navy
Template:ListFlag 2001–2004 Flag of Senior Officer of the Indian Navy

Indian Air Force

Current rank flags (1980-present)

Flag Date Use Description
Template:ListFlag 2023- Flag of the Indian Air Force A sky-blue ensign with the flag of India in the canton, the Air Force roundel in the lower fly, and the IAF badge in the upper fly.[2]
Template:ListFlag President's Colour of the Indian Air Force Air Force ensign with Presidential Standard elephant.
Template:ListFlag Flag of the Marshal of the Indian Air Force Sky blue flag with the badge of the IAF in the center, and 5 five-pointed gold stars in a vertical line in the fly. Only one person has ever been granted the right to this flag.[3]
Template:ListFlag Flag of the Air Chief Marshal (rank currently reserved for the Chief of the Air Staff) Sky blue flag with the national flag in the canton, the IAF roundel in the lower fly, the IAF badge in the upper fly, and 5 five-pointed gold stars in a vertical line in the fly..[4]
Template:ListFlag Flag of the Air Marshal (also Vice Chief of the Air Staff) Sky blue flag with IAF roundel in the center surmounted by eagle; 3 five-pointed gold stars in a vertical line in the fly.
Template:ListFlag Flag of the Air Vice Marshal Sky blue flag with IAF roundel in the center surmounted by eagle; 2 five-pointed gold stars in a vertical line in the fly.
Template:ListFlag Flag of the Air Commodore Sky blue flag with IAF roundel in the center surmounted by eagle; 1 five-pointed gold star in the fly.
Template:ListFlag Flag of the Group Captain Flag of Sky blue triangular pennant with IAF roundel in the center surmounted by eagle.
Template:ListFlag Flag of the Wing Commander Sky blue triangular pennant with IAF roundel in the center.

Former rank flags (till 2023)

Flag Date Use Description
Template:ListFlag 1950-2023 Flag of the Indian Air Force A sky-blue ensign with the flag of India in the canton, and the Air Force roundel in the fly.[5]
Template:ListFlag 1980-2023 Flag of the Air Chief Marshal (was only used by Chief of the Air Staff) Sky blue flag with the national flag in the canton, the IAF roundel in the lower fly, and the IAF badge in the upper fly.[6]

Former rank flags (1950-1980)

The former IAF rank flags were modeled on those of the Royal Air Force, with different colours.[7]

Flag Date Use Description
Template:ListFlag 1950–1980 Marshal of the Indian Air Force Never used.[8]
Template:ListFlag 1950–1980 Air Chief Marshal of the Indian Air Force Sky blue bordered with two thick golden yellow stripes and with two thick horizontal green stripes in the center.
Template:ListFlag 1950–1980 Air Marshal of the Indian Air Force Sky blue flag bordered with two thick horizontal golden yellow stripes, with one thick horizontal green stripe in the center.
Template:ListFlag 1950–1980 Air Vice Marshal of the Indian Air Force Sky blue flag bordered with two thick horizontal golden yellow stripes, with two thin horizontal green stripes in the center.
Template:ListFlag 1950–1980 Air Commodore of the Indian Air Force Swallowtail sky blue pennant bordered with two thick horizontal golden yellow stripes, with one thin horizontal green stripe in the center.
Template:ListFlag 1950–1980 Group Captain of the Indian Air Force Triangular sky blue pennant bordered in golden yellow, with one thick horizontal green stripe in the center.
Template:ListFlag 1950–1980 Wing Commander of the Indian Air Force Triangular sky blue pennant bordered in golden yellow, with two thin horizontal green stripes in the center.
Template:ListFlag 1950–1980 Squadron Leader of the Indian Air Force Sky blue flag bordered with two thick horizontal golden yellow stripes, with one thin horizontal green stripe in the center surmounted by an eagle in green. Below the stripe is the squadron number.

Coast Guard

Flag Date Use Description
File:Indian Coast Guard flag.svg Flag of the Indian Coast Guard A Blue Ensign with the Flag of India in the canton, and the Coast Guard badge in the fly
File:Indian Coast Guard flag.svg Flag of the Director General of the Indian Coast Guard A Blue Ensign with the Flag of India in the canton, and the Coast Guard badge in the fly

Paramilitary forces

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Flag Date Use Description
File:Assam Rifles Flag.svg Flag of Assam Rifles
File:Rashtriya Rifles Flag.svg Flag of Rashtriya Rifles
File:Flag of Central Reserve Police Forces.png Flag of Central Reserve Police Force
File:CISF Flag.svg Flag of Central Industrial Security Force
File:Logo of RPF.jpg Flag of Railway Protection Force Link to FLAG
File:BSF Flag.svg Flag of Border Security Force
File:Sashastra Seema Bal Flag.svg Flag of Sashastra Seema Bal
File:ITBP Flag.svg Flag of Indo-Tibetan Border Police
File:NSG Flag.svg Flag of National Security Guard
File:SPG Flag.svg Flag of Special Protection Group

Other agencies

Flag Date Use Description
File:Territorial Army (Flag).svg Flag of Territorial Army
File:NCC Flag.png Flag of National Cadet Corps
File:BRO Flag.svg Flag of Border Roads Organisation

Former Flags of Indian Armed Forces

(British) Indian Army

Flag Date Use Description
File:Flag of the Royal Indian Army.svg 1942–1947 Ensign of the British Indian Army Red field emblazoned with Star of India crossed by two swords and beneath the Tudor Crown.
File:Ensign of the Royal Indian Army Service Corps.svg 1878–1947 Flag of the Indian Army Service Corps A Blue Ensign with the Union Jack at the canton, and the Star of India crossed by two swords displayed in the fly.

(Royal) Indian Air Force

Flag Date Use Description
File:Air Force Ensign of India (1945–1947).svg 1945-1947 Ensign of the Royal Indian Air Force A field of air force blue with the United Kingdom's flag in the canton and the Royal Indian Air Force's roundel in the fly.

(Royal) Indian Marine/(Royal) Indian Navy

Flag Date Use Description
File:Flag of Imperial India.svg 1863–1947 1877–1892 Ensign of Her Majesty's Indian Marine
1892–1928: Ensign of the Royal Indian Marine
1928–1934 Naval jack of the Royal Indian Marine
1934–1947: Naval jack of the Royal Indian Navy		 A Blue Ensign with the Union Jack at the canton, and the Star of India displayed in the fly.
File:Naval Jack of Royal Indian Marine.svg 1884–1928 1884–1892 Naval jack of Her Majesty's Indian Marine
1892–1928: Naval jack of the Royal Indian Marine		 The Union Jack with blue border.
File:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg 1928–1950 1928–1934: Ensign of the Royal Indian Marine
1934–1950: Ensign of the Royal Indian Navy		 The White Ensign of the Royal Navy.
File:Flag of Admiral - Royal Navy.svg 1954–1955 1954–1955: Flag of the Chief of the Naval Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Indian Navy
1955: Flag of the Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy		 The St George's Cross.
Ensign of an Admiral in the Royal Navy.
File:Flag of Vice-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg 1934–1958 1934–1948: Flag of the Flag Officer Commanding, Royal Indian Navy
1948–1950: Flag of the Chief of the Naval Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Royal Indian Navy
1950–1954: Flag of the Chief of the Naval Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Indian Navy
1955–1958: Flag of the Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy		 Ensign of a Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy.
File:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg 1928–1958 1928–1932: Flag of the Flag Officer Commanding and Director, Royal Indian Marine
1934–1950: Flag of a Flag Officer, Royal Indian Navy
1950–1958: Flag of a Flag Officer, Indian Navy		 Ensign of a Rear-Admiral in the Royal Navy.

State and union territory flags

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At present there are no officially recognised flags for individual states and union territories of India. No legal prohibitions to prevent states adopting distinctive flags exist in either the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950 or the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971.[9] In a 1994 case before the Supreme Court of India, S. R. Bommai v. Union of India, the Supreme Court declared that there is no prohibition in the Constitution of India for a state to have its own flag. However, a state flag should not dishonour the national flag.[10] The Flag code of India also permits other flags to be flown with the Flag of India, but not on the same flag pole or in a superior position to the national flag.[11]

Former official state flags

The state of Jammu and Kashmir had an officially recognised state flag between 1952 and 2019 under the special status granted to the state by Article 370 of the Constitution of India.

Flag State Usage date Description
File:Flag of Jammu and Kashmir (1936-1953).svg
Jammu and Kashmir
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File:Jammu-Kashmir-flag.svg 1952–2019 The flag was red with three white vertical stripes in the hoist and a plough in the fly. The red background stood for labour, the stripes stood for the three administrative divisions of the state (Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh) and the plough stood for agriculture. The ratio of the flag was 3:2.[12]

Proposed state flags

Flags have been proposed for Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, but neither were officially adopted.

Flag State Date Use Description
File:Proposed flag of Tamil Nadu.svg Tamil Nadu Proposed in 1970 The Government of Tamil Nadu proposed a design for a state flag in 1970.[13] Grey flag with the flag of India in the canton and the Emblem of Tamil Nadu in the fly.
File:Flag of Karnataka (2018 proposed).svg Karnataka Proposed in 2018 The Government of Karnataka proposed a design for a state flag in 2018.[14] Yellow, white and red tricolour with the Emblem of Karnataka centred on the white band.

Banners of the states and union territories

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Evolution of flags

Indian polities

Flag Duration Use Description
File:Delhi Sultanate Flag.svg 1320–1413 Flag of the Tughlaq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate according to the Catalan Atlas, but there is no evidence this was actually used by the Delhi Sultanate. A gray flag with a black strip left of center.
File:Flag of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate.svg 1490–1636 Flag of the Ahmadnagar SultanateScript error: No such module "Unsubst". A dark green triangular swallowtailed field.
File:Qutbshahi Flag.svg 1518–1687 Flag of the Golconda SultanateScript error: No such module "Unsubst". A turquoise field.
File:Alam of the Mughal Empire.svg 1526–1858 Flag of the Mughal Empire (Alam) A flag that was primarily moss green.[18]
File:Flag of the Maratha Empire.svg 1674–1818 Flag of the Maratha Empire (Bhagwa Dhwaj)Script error: No such module "Unsubst". A saffron colored swallowtail flag.
File:Kattar Dhal Talwar.png 1716–1799 Flag of The Sikh ConfederacyScript error: No such module "Unsubst". Flag of the Nihang Khalsa Fauj showing weapons like Katar (dagger), Dhal Shield and Kirpan. The standard goes from 'bottom to top' signifying that the armies of the tenth guru are always victorious.
File:Sikh Empire flag.svg 1799–1849 Flag of the Sikh Empire (Nishan Sahib)Script error: No such module "Unsubst". A triangular flag that was saffron with a green border.

Colonial India

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British rule in India

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Flag Duration Use Description
File:British Raj Red Ensign.svg 1880–1947 Civil Ensign of India used to represent India internationally. A Red Ensign with the Union Jack at the canton, defaced with the Star of India emblem displayed in the fly.
File:Flag of the Governor-General of India (1885–1947).svg 1885–1947 Flag of the Viceroy and Governor-General of India The Union Jack defaced with the insignia of the Order of the Star of India beneath the Tudor Crown.
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 1858–1947 The official state flag of the British Empire used in India The Flag of the United Kingdom.
File:Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg 1801–1858 Flag of the East India Company A striped banner with the Union Jack in the canton.
File:Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg 1707–1801 Flag of the East India Company A striped banner with the Union Jack of Great Britain in the canton.
File:British East India Company flag.svg 1600–1707 Flag of the East India Company A striped banner with Saint George's Cross in the canton.
Princely states

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French India

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Flag Date Use Description
File:Pavillon royal de la France.svg 1667–1791 Flag of the Kingdom of France Flag of the Kingdom of France.
File:Flag of France (1790-1794).svg 1791–1794 1791–1792: Flag of the Kingdom of France
1792–1794: Flag of the French First Republic		 The flag of France.
File:Drapeau Royaume de France 1815-1830.jpg 1814–1815
1815–1830		 Flag of the Kingdom of France under the Bourbon Restoration Flag of the Kingdom of France.
File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg 1794–1804, 1830–1940, 1944–1954 1794–1804: Flag of the French First Republic
1804–1814, 1815: Flag of the First French Empire
1830–1848; Flag of the Kingdom of France
1848–1852: Flag of the French Second Republic
1852–1870: Flag of the Second French Empire
1870–1940: Flag of the French Third Republic and French Empire
1944–1946: Flag of the Provisional Government of the Fourth French Republic
1946–1954: Flag of the French Fourth Republic and French Union		 The flag of France.
File:Flag of Free France (1940-1944).svg 1940–1944 Flag of French India under Free France Flag of Free France with the Cross of Lorraine

Portuguese India

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Flag Date Use Description
File:Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (1485–mid-16th century).svg
 1497–1521 Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal.
File:Flag Portugal (1578).svg 1578–1616 Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal.
File:Flag Portugal (1616).svg 1616–1640 Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal.
File:Flag Portugal (1640).svg 1640–1667 Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal.
File:Bandeira nos Galeões da Índia.png 17th and 18th centuries Portuguese Indian Naval Ensign.
File:Flag Portugal (1667).svg 1667–1706 Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal.
File:Bandeira Comércio da Índia.png 18th century Portuguese Indian Merchant Ensign
File:Flag Portugal (1707).svg 1706–1750 Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal.
File:Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves (1815-1825).svg 1816–1826 Flag of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves.
File:Flag Portugal (1707).svg 1826–1830 Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal.
File:Flag of Portugal (1830–1910).svg 1830–1910 Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal. Vertical bicolour blue-white. Proportion of the fields: 1:1.
File:Flag of Portugal.svg 1910–1961 (de facto)
1910–1974 (de jure)		 Flag of the Portuguese Republic. The final state flag of Portuguese India. Used from the implantation of the Portuguese Republic in 1910. Officially used until 1974, as Portugal only then recognised the Annexation of Portuguese India.
File:Flag of Portuguese India (proposal).svg 1967 (proposed) Proposed official flag for Portuguese India in 1967. Proposal by F. P. de Almeida Langhans. Never actually used.
File:Flag of Portuguese Colony Governor General.svg 1935–1961 Distinctive Flag of a Portuguese Overseas Governor-General (used by the Governor-General of Portuguese India)

Dutch India

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Flag Date Use Description
File:Prinsenvlag.svg 1605–1795 The Prince's Flag
File:Statenvlag.svg 1652–1795 States Flag
File:Flag of the Batavian Republic.svg 1795–1806 Flag of the Batavian Republic
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1813–1825 Flag of Sovereign Principality of the United Netherlands and the United Kingdom of the Netherlands

Danish India

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Flag Date Use Description
File:Flag of Denmark.svg 1620–1869 The flag of Denmark (Denmark-Norway until 1814)

Swedish India

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Flag Date Use Description
File:Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg 1731–1813 The flag of Sweden

Austrian India

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Flag Date Use Description
File:Flag of Austria.svg 1778–1785 The flag of Archduchy of Austria

Indian independence movement

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Flags used in the Indian independence movement

Flag Date Use Description
File:Flag of India 1906 (Calcutta Flag).svg 1906 Calcutta flag Three horizontal bands of equal width with the top being orange, the centre yellow, and the bottom green. It had eight half-opened lotus flowers on the top stripe, and a picture of the sun and a crescent moon on the bottom stripe. <templatestyles src="Script/styles.css" />वन्दे मातरम्Template:Script/doc/id-unk (Script error: No such module "lang".) was inscribed in the centre in Devanagari. The partition of Bengal (1905) resulted in the introduction of a new Indian flag that sought to unite the multitude of castes and races within the country. The Vande Mataram flag, part of the Swadeshi movement against the British, comprised Indian religious symbols represented in western heraldic fashion. The tricolour flag included eight white lotuses on the upper green band representing the eight provinces, a sun and a crescent on the bottom red band, and the Vande Mataram slogan in Hindi on the central yellow band. The flag was launched in Calcutta bereft of any ceremony and the launch was only briefly covered by newspapers. The flag was not covered in contemporary governmental or political reports either, but was used at the annual session of the Indian National Congress. A slightly modified version was subsequently used by Madam Bhikaji Cama at the Second Socialist International Meeting in Stuttgart. Despite the multiple uses of the flag, it failed to generate enthusiasm amongst Indian nationalists.[19]
File:Flag of India 1907 (Nationalists Flag).svg 1907 Early Indian nationalist flags [Note 1]
File:1907-India-flag.svg
File:Flag of India 1917.svg 1917 Flag of the Home Rule Movement[Note 2] Five red and four green horizontal stripes
On the upper left quadrant was the Union Jack, which signified the Dominion status that the movement sought to achieve. A crescent and a star, both in white, are set in top fly. Seven white stars are arranged as in the Saptarishi constellation (the constellation Ursa Major), which is sacred to Hindus.
File:1931 Flag of India.svg 1931–1947 The Swaraj Flag, officially adopted by the Indian National Congress in 1931. In the years 1943–1945 it was the official flag of the Azad Hind Imperial Japanese puppet government for India and the Indian National Army
File:Flag of Azad Hind.svg 1942–1945 Flag of the Indian Legion of the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany Three horizontal strips of saffron, white, and green, with a springing tiger in the centre.

Proposed flags

Flag Date Use Description
File:1902 British Empire flag proposal (in India).svg 1902 Design reported in the Daily Express to have been proposed as part of a series of Empire flags that would replace the Union Jack in representing individual territories of the British Empire[22] The Cross of Saint George and the crown in the canton would have been present on all Empire flags to represent the English. In the top right would have been the emblem of the territory flying the flag, and in this case, the Star of India. A large sun in the centre symbolizes "the empire on which the sun never sets."
File:Proposed flag of India (1904).svg Proposed in 1904, used in April 1910 Flag proposed in an issue of an Anglo-Indian weekly.[23] Dark blue, green and light blue triband with a purple band at the hoist depicting the Orion constellation. A thin red border surrounds the whole flag.
File:Gandhi's Original Flag of India Proposal.svg 1921 Mahatma Gandhi's Original Proposal
File:1921 India flag.svg 1921 Gandhi's flag, introduced at the Indian National Congress meeting in 1921
File:Flag of Portuguese India (1932 proposal).svg 1932 Proposed flag for Portuguese India, designed by Afonso de Ornelas.
File:Mountbatten Proposed Flag of India.svg 1947 Louis Mountbatten's proposed flag for India.[23] The Swaraj flag with a small Union Flag in the canton.
File:Flag of Portuguese India (1965 proposal).svg 1965 Proposed official flag for Portuguese India in 1965. The proposal came after the annexation of the territories in 1961 and was part of a series of similar flags for the other colonies. Proposal by F. P. de Almeida Langhans. Never actually used.

Dominion of India

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Flag Date Use Description
File:Flag of India.svg 1947–1950 Flag of the Dominion of India A horizontal tricolour of saffron at the top, white in the middle, and green at the bottom. In the centre is a navy blue wheel with twenty-four spokes, known as the Ashoka Chakra.
File:Flag of the Governor-General of India (1947-1950).svg 1947–1950 Flag of the governor-general of India Dark blue field emblazoned with the royal crest (a Tudor Crown surmounted by the lion of England, itself wearing the crown), beneath which was the word 'India' in gold majuscules. Similar to flags used by other Governors-General of Commonwealth realms.
File:Flag of India.svg 1947–present National flag of India A horizontal tricolour of saffron at the top, white in the middle, and green at the bottom. In the centre is a navy blue wheel with twenty-four spokes, known as the Ashoka Chakra.

Political flags

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National parties

Party Flag Ref.
Template:Full party name with color File:Aam Aadmi Party flag (2).svg [24]
Template:Full party name with color File:Elephant Bahujan Samaj Party.svg [25]
Template:Full party name with color File:BJP Flag.svg [26]
Template:Full party name with color File:CPI-M-flag.svg [27]
Template:Full party name with color File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg [28]
Template:Full party name with color File:NPP Flag.jpg [29]

House Flags

Flag Date Use Description
File:Scindia house flag.svg 1919–present Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd.
File:House Flag of the Bombay Steam Navigation Company.svg 19th century–1952 Bombay Steam Navigation Company
File:Amer Ship Management Ltd..png Amer Ship Management Ltd., Mumbai
File:Apcar & Co. (Apcar Line).png Apcar & Co. (Apcar Line)
File:Binny Ship Management Pvt. Ltd..png Binny Ship Management Pvt. Ltd.
File:Bombay & Persia S.N. Co., Ltd..png Bombay & Persia S.N. Co., Ltd.

Mogul Line

File:Century Shipping Co., Ltd..png Century Shipping Co., Ltd.
File:Chowgule Steamships Ltd., Bombay.png Chowgule Steamships Ltd., Bombay
File:Damodar Bulk Carriers Ltd..png Damodar Bulk Carriers Ltd.
File:Dempo Steamships Ltd..png Dempo Steamships Ltd.
File:Essar Shipping Co., Ltd., Bombay.png Essar Shipping Co., Ltd., Bombay
File:Everett (India), Pvt., Ltd..png Everett (India), Pvt., Ltd.
File:Five Stars Shipping Co. Pte Ltd..png Five Stars Shipping Co. Pte Ltd.
File:Garware Shipping Corp..png Garware Shipping Corp.
File:Great Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd.pngFile:Great Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd 1.pngFile:Great Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd2.pngFile:Great Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd3.png Great Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd
File:Havers Lines PVT., Ltd., Calcutta.png Havers Lines PVT., Ltd., Calcutta
File:Himalaya Shipping Co., Ltd., Calcutta.png Himalaya Shipping Co., Ltd., Calcutta
File:India General Steam Navigation Co..png India General Steam Navigation Co.
File:India Steamship Co. Ltd..png India Steamship Co. Ltd.
File:Indian Co-operative Navigation & Trading Company.png Indian Co-operative Navigation & Trading Company
File:Indian Shipping Co., Ltd..png Indian Shipping Co., Ltd.
File:Indus Container Line.png Indus Container Line
File:Jayshree Teas & Industries Ltd., Calcutta.png Jayshree Teas & Industries Ltd., Calcutta
File:L & T flag.pngFile:Larsen & Toubro Ltd..png Larsen & Toubro Ltd.
File:Ocean Sparkle Co. Ltd..png Ocean Sparkle Co. Ltd.
File:Sanmar flag.png Sanmar
File:Shipping Corporation of India Ltd..png Shipping Corporation of India Ltd.
File:South India Shipping Corp. Ltd..png South India Shipping Corp. Ltd.
File:Surrendra Overseas Ltd..png Surrendra Overseas Ltd.
File:Texmaco Ltd..png Texmaco Ltd.
File:Thakur Shipping Co., Ltd..png Thakur Shipping Co., Ltd.
File:Tolani Shipping Co., Ltd..pngFile:Tolani Shipping Co., Ltd.1.png Tolani Shipping Co., Ltd.

Sports

Flag Date Use Description
File:Indian Olympic Association.png Indian Olympic Association
File:Paralympic Committee of India.png Paralympic Committee of India
File:BCCi.png Flag of BCCI The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the principal national governing body of the sport of cricket in India.

he BCCI is an autonomous, private organization that does not fall under the purview of the National Sports Federation of India of Government of India and does not receive any grants from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

File:Equestrian Federation of India.png Flag of Equestrian Federation of India

Culture and Religion

Educational Institutions

Sainik Schools

Flag Use
File:Sainik School Society.jpg Flag of Sainik School Society
File:SSKZM Flag.png Flag of Sainik School Kazhakatoom
File:SS Gopalgunj.png Flag of Sainik School Gopalganj
File:Sainik School Chhingchhip.png Flag of Sainik School Chhingchhip

Central Universities

Flag Date Use Description
File:Aligarh Muslim University (India).png Flag of Aligarh Muslim University
File:Banaras Hindu University Flag.png Flag of Banaras Hindu University

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Around the same time, another proposal for the flag was initiated by Sister Nivedita, a Hindu reformist and disciple of Swami Vivekananda. The flag consisted of a thunderbolt in the centre and a hundred and eight oil lamps for the border, with the Vande Mataram caption split around the thunderbolt. It was also presented at the Indian National Congress meeting in 1906.[20] Soon, many other proposals were initiated, but none of them gained attention from the nationalist movement.
  2. ↑ In 1916, Suraiya Tayyabji submitted thirty new designs, in the form of a booklet funded by members of the High Court of Madras. These many proposals and recommendations did little more than keep the flag movement alive. The same year, Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak adopted a new flag as part of the Home Rule Movement. The flag included the Union Jack in the upper left corner, a star and crescent in the upper right, and seven stars displayed diagonally from the lower right, on a background of five red and four green alternating bands. The flag resulted in the first governmental initiative against any nationalistic flag, as a magistrate in Coimbatore banned its use. The ban was followed by a public debate on the function and importance of a national flag.[21]

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References

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