1. Nationalism in india

5. The following is a translation of
Rabindranath Tagore's rendering of the
stanza:
Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people, dispenser of India's
destiny. The name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sind, Gujarat and
Maratha, of the Dravid and Orissa and Bengal; it echoes in the hills
of the Vindhyas and Himalayas, mingles in the music of the
Yamuna and Ganga and is chanted by the waves of the Indian Sea.
They pray for thy blessings and sing thy praise. The salvation of all
people is in thy hand, thou dispenser of India's destiny.
Victory, victory, victory to thee.

6. • The National Emblem of India is a replica of the Lion of Sarnath,
near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. The Lion Capital was erected in the
third century BC by Emperor Ashoka to mark the spot where
Buddha first proclaimed his gospel of peace and emancipation to
the four quarters of the universe.
• The four lions (one hidden from view) - symbolizing power,
courage and confidence - est orn a circular abacus.
• The abacus is girded by four smaller animals - guardians of the
four directions: the lion of the north, the elephant of the east, the
horse of the south and the bull of the west.
• The abacus rests on a lotus in full bloom, exemplifying the
fountainhead of life and creative inspiration. The motto
'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below the emblem in Devanagari
script means 'truth alone triumphs'.

7. Tiranga

9.  SAFFRON: the top layer - this color signifies COURAGE and SELFLESSNESS.
India has a history of brave and loyal freedom fighters. Saffron indicates the
strength of this nation and its will to give away all for the benefit of its
people. Saffron is also the color of cloth worn by Holy men of India since
ancient times.
 WHITE: the middle layer - this color signifies PEACE and TRUTH. A nation
with diverse ethnic and cultural groups. Rich history, 22 officially recognized
languages and more than 300 dialects. Some people think there are only 15
official languages because the language panel on Indian rupee banknotes
display the denomination of the note in 15 of the 22 official languages of
India.
 GREEN: the Last layer - the color signifies PROSPERITY and FERTILITY. A
country ahead in every field and industry. Has names and people known for
their achievement all over the world, a country that gives the best brains
and population to almost every other nations' success. A success that isn't
shared by most.
 CHAKRA: the wheel in the center. Very well known as ASHOKA CHAKRA
taken from the ASHOKA reign Pillar signifies Justice. The 24 Spokes signify 24
hours of a day.

12. The charkha was both a tool and a symbol of the Indian independence movement. The
charkha, a small, portable, hand-cranked wheel, is ideal for spinning cotton and other fine,
short-staple fibers, though it can be used to spin other fibers as well. The size varies, from
that of a hardbound novel to the size of a briefcase, to a floor charkha. Mahatma Gandhi
brought the charkha into larger use with his teachings. He hoped the charkha would assist
the peoples of India achieve self-sufficiency and independence, and so used the charkha as a
symbol of the Indian independence movement and included it on earlier versions of the Flag
of India

14. Bankim Chandra
Chattopadhyay &
Bharat Mata
The identity of the
nation is most often
symbolized in a figure
or image. This helps
create an image with
which people can
identify the nation. It
was in the twentieth
century, with the
growth of nationalism,
that the identity of
India came to be
visually associated with
the image of Bharat
Mata The image was
first created by Bankim
Chandra
Chattopadhyay.

15. Abanindranath
Tagore & Bharat
Mata
Abanindranath Tagore
painted his famous image of
Bharat Mata. In this
painting Bharat Mata is
portrayed as an ascetic
figure; she is calm,
composed, divine and
spiritual. In subsequent
years, the image of Bharat
Mata acquired many
different forms, as it
circulated in popular prints,
and was painted by different
artists. Devotion to this
mother figure came to be
seen as evidence of one’s
nationalism.

16. Vande Mataram

18. FLAG

19. The tricolour,
officially adopted
as the national
emblem by the
Congress . The
flag then unfurled
had a band of
deep saffron to
symbolize
courage and
sacrifice, a band
of white imprinted
with a blue
charkha for truth,
and a band of
dark green for
faith and chivalry.
On July 22, 1947
three weeks
before Indian
Independence,
the Constituent
Assembly
adopted the
tricolour as
India's National
Flag, but
replaced the
charkha with the
Asoka Chakra,
which appears
on the abacus of
the Lion Pillar at
Sarnath.

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