National Symbols

  • National Flag: Horizontal tricolour of deep saffron (kesaria) at the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom in equal proportion. In the centre of the white band is a navy-blue wheel which represents the chakra.
  • National Anthem: Jana-gana-mana was composed originally in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore.
  • National Song: The song Vande Mataram, composed in Sanskrit by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.
  • National Emblem: Adapted from the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka.
  • National Bird: Indian peacock (Pavo cristatus)
  • National Animal: Bengal tiger (Panthera Tigris)
  • National Fruit: Mango (Mangifera indica)
  • National Flower: Lotus (Nelumbo ....
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