Interesting Facts About Indian National Flag

Design The National Flag of India was designed by Pingali Venkayya. He was an Indian freedom fighter from Andhra Pradesh.

Khadi As per the law, the National Flag of India is to be made by 'Khadi' which is hand-spun wool/cotton/silk khadi cloth. Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha is the only unit in India that is accredited to supply and manufacture the Flag of India.

Manufacturing right The Khadi Development and Village Industries Commission, has the manufacturing right to make the National Flag of India.

It is also known as Tiranga The National Flag of India is known as Tiranga in Hindi and it consists if three colours -- Saffron, White, and Green -- and Asoka Chakra in its middle. 

Asoka Chakra with 24 spokes The Asoka Chakra was selected as a depiction of Dharma. The size of the Asoka Chakra was not defined in the Flag code. However, it should have 24 spokes that are uniformly spaced. The Asoka Chakra is in a Navy-Blue colour on the white strip of the flag.

Length and Width The width-to-length ratio of the National Flag of India is 2:3 and the three strips of the flag should be equivalent in width and length.

Largest Indian Flag The largest Indian Flag was hoisted on the Indo-Pak Attari border. The nation's largest flag measures 110 meters in length, 24 meters in width, and 55 tons in weight.