Indian Flag - History, Symbolism, Design and Structure

Flag Of India  
                         

                           The national flag of India is a horizontal rectangular tricolour of India Saffron, White and India Green, with the ASHOKA CHAKRA, a 24 spoke wheel, in navy blue at its centre is was adopted in its present form during a meeting of the constituent assembly held on 22 July 1947, and it become the official flag of the on 15 August 1947. The flag was subsequently retained as that of the republic of India, the flag based on the SWARAJ FLAG, a flag of the Indian National Congress, designed by Pingali Venkayya.

Bharat Ratna Award - Information, History, Specifications

 Indian Award - About Bharat Ratna Award

The Bharat Ratna (Hindi pronunciation Jewel of India)is the highest civilian award of the Republic of India. Instituted in 1954, the award is conferred "in recognition of exceptional service/performance of the highest order", without distinction of race, occupation, position, or sex. The award was originally limited to achievements in the arts, literature, science, and public services, but the government expanded the criteria to include "any field of human endeavour" in December 2011.The recommendations for the Bharat Ratna are made by the Prime Minister to the President, with a maximum of three nominees being awarded per year. Recipients receive a Sanad (certificate) signed by the President and a peepal-leaf–shaped medallion; there is no monetary grant associated with the award. Bharat Ratna recipients rank seventh in the Indian order of precedence.

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam - Missile Man Of India

' Missile Man Of India '

                            ' Dr. APJ A Abdul kalam, popularly known as MISSILE MAN born in a middle class family, saw and faced problems and hardship of middle class, never daunted and depressed of failures, rose to the height of being the 1st citizen of India, the president of India, a visionary, a pragmatist, a poet, a good human being and a complete man. He is the architect of India's integrated missile development programme, recipient of BHARAT RATNA, a rare example in today's world, where most of the people are engulfed by mediocrity, hypocrisy, corruption, the link of Dr. kalam wants to conserve. Born on 15th October 1931 at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, Dr Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, specialized in Aeronautical Engineering from madras institute of technology, Dr kalam made significant contribution as project director to develop India's 1st indigenous satellite launch vehicle (SLV-III) which successfully injected at the Rohini satellite in the near earth orbit in July 1980 and made India an exclusive member of the Space Club.

Jawaharlal Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru - The 1st Prime Minister Of India 

                                                          ( birth; 14th nov., 1889 ) ( death; 27yh may 1964 )

                         Jawaharlal Nehru was a famous leader in India's struggle for freedom. He was one of the sculptors of modern India. He wanted India to be an economically developed country. He did all the could for economic development and industrialisation of India. He was a Kashmiri Brahmin. his great grandfather pandit Lakshmi Narayan Nehru worked as a lawyer of the east India company with the Muslim king of Delhi. His grandfather Gangadhar Nehru was the Kotwal of Delhi and father Motilal, a famous lawyer.Jawaharlal was born in Allahabad. He received his education from private tutors, who were British.

Lala Lajpatrai - The Lion Of Punjab

Lala Lajpatrai - The Lion Of Punjab
                                                    ( birth; 28yh jan., 1865) ( death: 17th nov., 1928)
                    Lala Lajpatrai was one of the famous trio - lal, Bal and Pal - of the freedom movement. He devoted his entire life to the service of the nation. He was a brave soldier and a good orator. people called him The lion Of Punjab . Lalaji was born in a vaishya family in punjab. He became an Aryasamaji as he had the influence of the hindu, sikh and eslam faiths on him. at 15, he passed the entrance examination of thr calcuta university and later became a lawyer.

Bhagat Singh - The Famous Patriot

Bhagat Singh 

                    ( birth; 7th sept., 1907) ( death; 23rd march, 1931)

             Many Indian patriots used arms to throw over the British rules. Though these attempts were unsuccessful, they have an important place in the history of India's freedom struggle. Many of these patriots became martyrs. One such great martyr was Sardar Bhagat Singh.He is also referred to as shaheed( martyr) Bhagat Singh. Bhagat Singh was born at Banga in Layalpur district of Punjab. All his family members were patriots and nationalists His uncle Ajit Singh was deported for nationalists activities. Bhagat Singh father's also suffered imprisonment for patriotism. After completing his primary education at banga, Bhagat Singh went to Lahore for further education.

Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi - The Father Of India

(Birth; 2nd oct.,1869) ( Death; 30th jan., 1948)

                                  Mahatma Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi will be remembered as one of the world famous personalities who lived during the twentieth century. He developed his life for obtaining freedom for India. He became famous not only for his saintliness but also because of his four famous formulas - Satyagraha, Civil disobedience, Unarmed resistance, and non-co-operation. He made India free with the execution of these four formulas. He was the only leader who had such a mass appeal in India. peoples responded positively to each of his suggestions. he showed the world the power of truth, non- violence, and sacrifice. He encouraged programs like khadi, Gramodyog ( village industry), eradication of untouchability, prohibition alcoholic drinks, nature cure and spreading Hindi language as India's national language. His search for the truth can be seen in his experiments of truth. He was not just an armchair philosopher. He always tried to bring his principles into practice. He was a prophet with a worldly outlook. He was a great humanist.
                              Gandhiji was born at porbunder. He belonged to the Bania caste of the Vaishnava sect. He was educated in kathiwad high school. After passing the matriculation in 1887, he went to England and returned as a barrister in 1891. He practiced in Africa as a lawyer. In Africa, he started the satyagraha movement to India, he fought for the cause of the labourers in the Champaranya; opposed the Rawlet act; arranged his famous Dandi march to oppose the tax on salt, fasted for the eradication of untouchability, gave the slogan Karenge Ya Marenge ( we will do or we will die) in the quit India movement of 1942 and was shot down by a sectist after India won freedom. Gandhiji served many jail sentences. He served the poor and set an ideal before the world by his sacrifice. He was 71 when he was murdered.

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar ( Leader of the Downtrodden )

Dr.B. R. Ambedkar 

( birth: 14th April 1891) ( death: 6th dec., 1956)

                                                      Dr. bheemrao Ramji Ambedkar spend his life for the upliftment of the DOWNTRODEEN - the dalits. For this reason, his name has earned aperment place in the history of india as the leader of the untouchable, Harijans and Dalits. he prepared the constitution of the india. he was the minister of law in india's 1st cabinet. As he had to suffer a lot because he himself was a harijans, there is little wonder that he found the cause of his life in the upliftment of the harijans and the dalits. He was born in the mahar community in the mahu. His father was a Subedar major in the army. Bheemrao started his education at the marathi school at dapoli at the age of five.He joined the government highschool at satara in 1900. Because of his caste, he had to suffer humiliation at every step was a harijan.

Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( Hindustani )  2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahatma (Sanskrit: "high-souled", "venerable")—applied to him first in 1914 in South Africa—is now used worldwide. In India, he is also called Bapu (Gujarati: endearment for "father", "papa" and Gandhiji. He is unofficially called the Father of the Nation.