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Flag of India: colours, meaning and facts for kids

Three horizontal stripes: saffron, white and green, with a navy blue wheel in the middle.

The flag of India is saffron, white and green, with a wheel in the middle. Here is what it means, how to tell it from the flags that look like it, and a quick quiz to try.

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What does the flag of India look like?

The flag of India has three stripes going across: saffron, a deep orange, on top, then white, then green. In the middle of the white stripe is a navy blue wheel.

What do the colours and the wheel mean?

Saffron is often said to stand for courage, white for peace and truth, and green for fertility and growth.

The wheel is called the Ashoka Chakra. An early design had a spinning wheel in its place. The Ashoka Chakra was copied from an old stone carving made for the emperor Ashoka.

The flag was adopted on 22 July 1947 and first raised on 15 August 1947, the day India became independent.

Flags that look like the flag of India

Some flags use the same colours or the same shape. Here is how to tell them apart:

Flags that look like the flag of India, and how each one differs
FlagHow it differs
NigerOrange, white and green stripes going across too, but with an orange circle in the middle.
IrelandGreen, white and orange, with the stripes going up and down.
Côte d'IvoireOrange, white and green, with the stripes going up and down.

India in a nutshell

Quick quiz: the flag of India

Try these, then tap Show answer under each one.

  1. What is the wheel in the middle of India's flag called?

    • The Sun of May
    • The Ashoka Chakra
    • The Southern Cross
    • The Hinomaru

    The Ashoka Chakra.

  2. True or false: India's flag was adopted in 1947.

    True. It was first raised on 15 August 1947, the day India became independent.

  3. What is the capital city of India?

    • Mumbai
    • Kolkata
    • New Delhi
    • Chennai

    New Delhi.

  4. Which of these countries has a flag of green, white and orange stripes going up and down?

    • Italy
    • Ireland
    • Germany
    • Japan

    Ireland.

  5. Which of these countries shares a land border with India?

    • Thailand
    • Iran
    • Nepal
    • Japan

    Nepal.

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