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Flag India, in 36 editions.

The entry for India published Flag in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 12 editions. Each is shown as published. Flag in every entry.

editions changed the text
12
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Flag” (1990 to 2025) and “Flag description” (1997 to 2024).

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2025 edition

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description:
three equal horizontal bands of saffron (top), white, and green, with a blue chakra (24-spoked wheel) centered in the white band
meaning:
  • saffron stands for courage, sacrifice, and the spirit of renunciation;
  • white for purity and truth;
  • green for faith and fertility;
  • the chakra symbolizes the wheel of life in movement and death in stagnation

note: similar to the flag of Niger, which has a small orange disk centered in the white band

description: three equal horizontal bands of saffron (subdued orange) (top), white, and green, with a blue chakra (24-spoked wheel) centered in the white band; band
meaning:
saffron represents stands for courage, sacrifice, and the spirit of renunciation; white signifies for purity and truth; green stands for faith and fertility; the blue chakra symbolizes the wheel of life in movement and death in stagnation
note: similar to the flag of Niger, which has a small orange disk centered in the white band

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Central Intelligence Agency. “India: Flag.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/india/flag.

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