India’s National Emblem

India’s National Emblem
The national Emblem of India is an adapted version from the Sarnath, Lion Capital of Ashoka. There are four Lion, standing back to back, mounted on an abacus with a panel carrying sculptures of an Elephant , a galloping horse, a bull and a lion divided by superseding wheels over a bell shaped Lotus, in the original version. Carved out of a single block of polished sandstone, the capital is crowned by the Wheel of the Law, Dharma chakra.
Only three Lions are visible, in the state Emblem adopted by the Government of India on 26th January, 1950, the fourth being hidden from view. The wheel appears in relief in the center of the abacus with a bull on the right and a horse on the left, and the outlines of the other wheels on extreme right and left.
The national Emblem inspires us to march along the path of dharma slogging like bull yet remaining swift as a horse. The bell- shaped lotus has been omitted in the adaptation from the Sarnath, Lion Capital of Ashoka. The word Satyameva Jayate-from Mundaka Upanishad, Meaning truth Alone Triumphs- are inscribed below the abacus in the Devangari Script.
India’s National Flag
India’s National Flag is a horizontal tricolor of deep saffron (Kesari) at the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom. In the center of the white band is a navy blue wheel (chakra). Its design is that of the wheel which appears on the abacus of the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka.
Its diameter approximates to the width of the white band and it has 24 spokes. The ratio of the width and length of the flag is 2:3.
The constituent Assembly of India adopted the design of the national flag on July 22, 1947.
The color saffron represents sacrifices- the color of flame.
The color white represents nobility.
The color white represents prosperity and the wheel represents Dharma.
National Game of India
Hockey is the national game of India. Unmatched excellence and incomparable virtuosity brought India a string of Olympic gold Medals. The brilliant Indians brought a touch of magic to their play and the ball- juggling feats of the Indians were a sheer delight. The golden ears of hockey in India was the period from 1928-1956 when India won 6 consecutive gold medals in the Olympics. During the Golden, Era India played 24 Olympics matches, won all 24, scored 178 goals (at an average of 7.43 goals per match) and conceded only 7 goals. The two other gold medals for India came in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and the 1980 Moscow Olympics.