The new ensign is a successor to the pre-independence ensign of the Indian Navy, featuring the saint George’s cross on a white background with the tricolor in the canton.
The government chose the final ensign from around 10 different designs that were presented by the naval headquarters.
THE NEW ENSIGN:
The new ensign consists of the national flag on the upper canton, a blue octagon covering the national emblem atop an anchor. Beneath it is the Navy’s motto ‘SAM NO VARUNAH’ (a Vedic mantra invoking the god of seas to be auspicious) in Devanagari.The octagonal shape represents the eight-direction symbolizing the Navy’s multi-directional reach and multi-dimensional operational capability. The golden borders of the octagon have been inspired by the seal of Maratha Emperor Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
HISTORY OF CURRENT INDIAN NAVY FLAG:
The Indian naval flag draws its origin from the colonial period. In the 1934, the naval service was renamed the Royal Indian Navy and as India became a republic in 1950 the title Royal was dropped and it was renamed as the Indian navy.While the Indian defense forces continue with the colonial flag post-independence, the flag were changed to carry Indian Navy’s ensign, the union jack was removed, and the tricolor was placed in the canton (top left corner) but the St Georg’s cross was retained.
In 2014 the national motto ‘Satyameva Jayate’ was added under the Ashok emblem and it has been the Indian Navy’s ensign since then.
The motive behind the change in the ensign is a way to shed the “last remnants of the colonial past”.
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Deborika Bhattacharjee,
Content Writer,
BONGAIGAON TIMES
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