India's 58th Independence day

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As it is the independence day of India today, I've decided to educate the many that ...don't know :P !!! It's been 58 years since India got its independence from the BRITISH EMPIRE...A lot of sh*t took place before that though. As ruthless as they were in all the other countries they had colonies in, the "then" Brits showed no mercy as they went by capturing towns and what not. Looked at in 1 way its the same story from any captured country!

However a lot of positive things sprang up as a result of the colonization. Things such as a governing system, railway networks (India currently holds the record for the largest most intricate network of rail tracks running throughout the country), and other cultural additions.



The Indian flag was designed as a symbol of freedom. The late Prime Minister Nehru called it a flag not only of freedom for ourselves, but a symbol of freedom to all people.

The flag is a horizontal tricolour in equal proportion of deep saffron on the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom. The ratio of the width to the length of the flag is two is to three.




In the centre of the white band, there is a wheel in navy blue to indicate the Dharma Chakra, the wheel of law in the Sarnath Lion Capital. Its diameter approximates the width of the white band and it has 24 spokes. The saffron stands for courage, sacrifice and the spirit of renunciation; the white, for purity and truth; the green for faith and fertility.
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