OUR NATIONAL SYMBOLS

ANUHYA HAJIKUMAR 4-E

RULES FOLLOWED WHILE

HOSTING THE FLAG

• . THE SAFFRON STRIPE MUST BE AT THE TOP WHEN WE HOST THE FLAG.

• THE NATIONAL FLAG CAN ONLY BE FLOWN FROM SUNRISE TO SUNSET. IT MUST BE LOWERED AS SON AS THE SUN SETS.

• WHENEVER THE NATIONAL FLAG IS HOISTED OR LOWERED,WE MUST STAND AT ATTENTION AND SALUTE IT.

• IN A PROCESSION,THE FLAG MUST ALWAYSBE IN FRONT.A TORN FLAG SHOULD NOT BE HOISTED.

• WE SHOULD PRESERVE THE FLAG CAREFULLY

NATIONAL EMBLEM

WE CAN SEE OUR NATIONAL EMBLEM ON COINS,CURRENCY NOTES,POST

CARDS,ENVELOPES,ETC.

OUR NATIONAL EMBLEM HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM THE SARNATH LION CAPITAL OF

ASHOKA.

IN THE ORGINAL,THERE ARE FOUR LIONS STANDING BACK TO BACK.

NATIONAL ANTHEM

JANA-GANA-MANA OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM IS WRITTEN BY RABINTRANATH

TAGORE.

NATIONAL SONG

OUR NATIONAL SONG VANDE-MATARAM WAS WRITTEN BY BANKIM CHANDRA

CHATTERJEE.

NATIONAL ANIMAL

NATIONAL FRUIT

NATIONAL FLOWER

NATIONAL BIRD

NATIONAL TREE

NATIONAL FLAG