New indian navy flag

President Approves New Indian Navy Crest The Hon’ble President of India has approved introduction of a new design for the President’s Standard and Colour andIndian Navy Crestfor the Indian Navy, which were unveiled at Visakhapatnam on Navy Day on 04 Dec 2022. Resonant to the ongoing National endeavour to move away from the colonial past, the Naval Ensign was amended to a new Design that draws inspiration from our history where in the Red Horizontal and Vertical Lines on the White Ensign were replaced with an Blue Octagon with Twin Golden Borders encompassing the National Emblem atop a clear anchor and ‘National Emblem ‘Satyamev Jayate’ inscribed on the stock of the Anchor. Further, the National Flag was retained on the upper left canton. The erstwhile design of the President’s Standard and Colour for the Indian Navy was instituted on 06 Sep 2017. The design comprised one each horizontal and vertical red bands intersecting at the centre and the National Emblem inserted at their intersection. The National Flag was at the upper left canton adjacent to the staff and a Golden Elephant was at the lower right canton on the fly side. This design was inspired from the erstwhile Naval Ensign. The Indian Navy adopted a Ashoka– underscribed with ‘Satyamev Jayate’in blue Devnagriscript) resting atop an anchor; and superimposed on a shield. Below the shield, within the octagon, in a golden bordered ribbon, on a Navy Blue background, is inscribed the motto of the Indian...

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday unveiled the new ensign of the Indian Navy and commissioned INS Vikrant, the country'sfirst indigenously built aircraft carrier, at the Cochin Shipyard. In a bid to do away with the “colonial past”, the Saint George’s Cross has been removed from the Indian Navy’s new flag.One of the design elements honours Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of the Maratha kingdom who had a naval fleet. The National Flag is on the upper canton and the blue octagonal shape encompasses the National Emblem, sitting atop an anchor that depicts steadfastness. This has been superimposed on a shelf depicting the Navy's motto --- "San No Varunah" in Devnagri. The octagonal shape represents eight directions symbolising the Indian Navy's multidirectional reach and multi-dimensional operational capability. The octagonal shape with twin golden borders draws its inspiration from the seal of the great Indian emperor Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, whose visionarymaritime outlook established an incredible naval fleet consisting of 60 fighting ships and approximately 5,000 men. The new Naval Ensign unveiled by Know all about the new Ensign ⬇️ The rising Maratha naval power during Shivaji's rule became the first to secure India's coast against external powers. "Till today the Indian naval flags carried a sign of slavery, which has been replaced with a new one inspired by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said before he commissioned INS Vikra...

New Indian Navy Flag Indian Navy has got its new flag. The new ensign consists of the national flag in the upper left canton, and a navy blue-gold octagon at the centre of the fly. A blue octagonal shape with the national emblem sits atop an anchor. Resonant to the ongoing national endeavour to move away from colonial past, need was felt to transition to a new design that drew inspiration from our history. The White Ensign identified nation-wide with the Navy, now comprises of two main constituents – the National Flag in the upper left canton, and a Navy Blue – Gold octagon at the centre of the fly side (away from the staff). The Octagon is with twin golden octagonal borders encompassing the golden National Emblem (Lion Capital of Ashoka – underscribed with ‘Satyamev Jayate’ in blue Devnagri script) resting atop an anchor; and superimposed on a shield. Below the shield, within the octagon, in a golden bordered ribbon, on a Navy Blue background, is inscribed the motto of the Indian Navy ‘Sam No Varunah’ in golden Devnagriscript. The design encompassed within the octagon has been taken from the Indian Naval crest, wherein the fouled anchor, which is also associated with colonial legacy, has been replaced with a clear anchor underscoring the steadfastness of the Indian Navy. In August 2022, the The new ensign, upon adoption, is expected to be flown atop all

Speaking at the event, Singh said, “Indian Navy is always ready as the first responder to national and international level of crises. With the commissioning of The prime minister also spoke about certain features of the aircraft carrier, which he described as a floating airfield, a floating town, and said that power generated in it can light up 5,000 houses. The new Naval Ensign unveiled by Know all about the new Ensign ⬇️ — SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) The new naval ensign will be replacing the present ensign that carries the Saint George’s Cross with the Tricolour in the canton (top left corner of flag). This ensign is essentially a successor to the pre-Independence ensign of the Indian Navy which had the red George’s Cross on a white background with the Union Jack of the United Kingdom on the top left corner. The design of the new ensign has not yet been made public. After Independence, on August 15, 1947, the Indian defence forces continued with the British colonial flags and badges and it was only on Jan 26, 1950 that a changeover to Indianised pattern was made. The Navy crest and flag were changed but the only difference made to the flag was that the Union Jack was replaced with the Tricolour, and the George’s Cross was retained.

Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday unveiled a naval ensign at the commissioning ceremony of aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, with the new flag drawing inspiration from the seal of Maratha king Shivaji Maharaj and the Cross of St George being dropped -- a move that the PM described as getting rid of the burden of a colonial past. This is the fifth change in the naval ensign since 1950. The new ensign consists of the national flag in the upper left canton, and a navy blue-gold octagon at the centre of the fly.A blue octagonal shape with the national emblem sits atop an anchor, superimposed on a shield. Below the shield, within the octagon, is inscribed the motto of the Indian Navy “Sam No Varunah” (a prayer to the God of the sea, Varuna). Also read: Explainer: Why Vikrant’s induction is a watershed moment for Indian Navy “The design encompassed within the octagon has been taken from the Indian naval crest, wherein the fouled anchor, which is also associated with colonial legacy, has been replaced with a clear anchor underscoring the steadfastness of the Indian Navy. The twin octagonal borders draw inspiration from Shivaji Maharaj Rajmudra or the seal of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, one of the prominent Indian kings with a visionary maritime outlook, who built a credible naval fleet that earned grudging admiration from European navies operating in the region at the time,” the navy said in a statement. This is the fifth change in the naval ensign since 1950. Modi talke...

Express News Service NEW DELHI: Inspired by the maritime prowess of Maratha King Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, India on Friday adopted a new ensign containing the octagonal Seal of the Maratha Kingdom. The new Naval Ensign was unveiled by Prime Minister on Friday during the occasion of the commissioning of INS Vikrant, which is the first indigenously built Indian Aircraft Carrier. INS Vikrant will adorn the new White ensign with effect from its commissioning. The White Ensign identified nationwide with the Navy, now comprises two main constituents - the National Flag in the upper left canton, and a Navy Blue - Gold octagon with twin golden borders at the centre of the fly side (away from the staff). Indian Navy said, "The twin octagonal borders draw their inspiration from Shivaji Maharaj Rajmudra or the Seal of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, one of the prominent Indian kings with a visionary maritime outlook, who built a credible Naval Fleet that earned grudging admiration from European Navies operating in the region at the time." The Octagon with the golden borders encompassing the golden National Emblem (Lion Capital of Ashoka – underscribed with ‘Satyamev Jayate’ in blue Devnagri script) resting atop an anchor; and superimposed on a shield. Below the shield, within the octagon, in a golden bordered ribbon, on a Navy Blue background, is inscribed the motto of the Indian Navy 'Sham No Varunah’ in golden Devnagri script. The design encompassed within the octagon has been taken...