💚The tricolor flag represents India's courage, peace, and faith.
🌐The Ashoka Chakra symbolizes truth, dynamism, and peaceful change.
🔷Gandhi's spinning wheel inspired the original wheel representation on the flag.
📜The Sanskrit verse on the coat of arms signifies the importance of truth.
🌍India's diverse history is reflected in the many flags used throughout time.
What do the colors on the flag represent?
—The saffron stands for courage, the white for peace, and the green for faith.
What does the Ashoka Chakra symbolize?
—The Ashoka Chakra represents truth, virtue, dynamism, and peaceful change.
What inspired the wheel on the flag?
—Originally, the wheel represented Gandhi's spinning wheel and the Indian stripe for self-reliance.
What does the Sanskrit verse 'Satyamev Jayate' mean?
—It means 'truth always wins' and emphasizes the importance of truth.
What is the significance of India's diverse flag history?
—Throughout history, India has had various flags, reflecting its diverse kingdoms, empires, and people groups.
00:00In this Flag / Fan Friday episode, Paul reads fanmail from around the world.
00:10India's flag is a tricolor of green, white, and Indian saffron, with the Ashoka Chakra in the middle.
00:21The saffron stands for courage, the white for peace, and the green for faith.
00:52The Ashoka Chakra represents truth, virtue, dynamism, and peaceful change.
01:20The wheel on the flag was originally inspired by Gandhi's spinning wheel and the Indian stripe for self-reliance.
02:08The Sanskrit verse 'Satyamev Jayate' emphasizes the importance of truth.
03:32India's diverse history is reflected in the many flags used throughout time.
07:24Paul reads fanmail from Ian, David, Tim, José, John, Teemu, Jenny, Giuliano, Daniel, and more.
