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State Symbols of India – Part 2

December 25 , 2023 360 days 15108 0

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List of Indian state Flags

  • As of 2023, there are no officially recognised flags for the individual states or union territories of India.
  • No legal prohibitions to prevent states adopting distinctive flags exist in either the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950, or the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971.
  • In a 1994, there was case in this regard, before the Supreme Court of India, S. R. Bommai vs. Union of India.
  • In this, the Supreme Court declared that there is no prohibition in the Constitution of India for a state to have its own flag.
  • However, a state flag should not dishonor the national flag.
  • The Flag code of India also permits other flags to be flown with the Flag of India, but not on the same flag pole or in a superior position to the national flag.

Former official state Flags

  • The state of Jammu and Kashmir had an officially recognised state flag between 1952 and 2019 under the special status granted to the state by Article 370 of the Constitution of India.

Flag

State

Usage date

Description

 

Jammu and Kashmir

1947–1952

  • The flag was red with a plough in the centre.
  • The red background stood for labour and the plough stood for agriculture.
  • The ratio of the flag was 3:2.

 

1952–2019

  • The flag was red with three white vertical stripes in the hoist and a plough in the fly.
  • The red background stood for labour, the stripes stood for the three administrative divisions of the state
  • (Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh) and the plough stood for agriculture.
  • The ratio of the flag was 3:2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flag

State

Proposal date

Description

 

Karnataka

2018

  • Yellow, white and red tricolour with the Emblem of Karnataka centred on the white band.

 

Tamil Nadu

1970

  • Grey flag with the flag of India in the canton and the Emblem of Tamil Nadu in the fly.
  • The Government of Tamil Nadu proposed a design for the Flag of Tamil Nadu in 1970.
  • The Government of Karnataka proposed a design for the Flag of Karnataka in 2018.
  • It is based on the traditional yellow-red Kannada bicolor.
  • The new tricolor flag is with the central white band and emblem.
  • It was designed to distance itself from regional political parties and emulate the structure of the Indian Tricolor
  • In August 2019, the Government of Karnataka announced it was no longer officially pursuing the proposal for an official state flag.

List of Indian state Emblems

  • Most of the states and union territories of India have their own state emblem, seal.
  • It is used as an official governmental symbol.
  • While five states and five union territories use the National Emblem of India as their official governmental seal.

State

Emblem

Image

Andhra Pradesh

Emblem of Andhra Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh

Emblem of Arunachal Pradesh

Assam

Emblem of Assam

Bihar

Emblem of Bihar

Chhattisgarh

Emblem of Chhattisgarh

Goa

Emblem of Goa

Gujarat

Uses the National Emblem of India

Haryana

Emblem of Haryana

Himachal Pradesh

Emblem of Himachal Pradesh

Jharkhand

Emblem of Jharkhand

Karnataka

Emblem of Karnataka

Kerala

Emblem of Kerala

Madhya Pradesh

Emblem of Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

Emblem of Maharashtra

Manipur

Emblem of Manipur

Meghalaya

Emblem of Meghalaya

Mizoram

Uses the National Emblem of India

Nagaland

Emblem of Nagaland

Odisha

Emblem of Odisha

Punjab

Emblem of Punjab

Rajasthan

Uses the National Emblem of India

Sikkim

Emblem of Sikkim

Tamil Nadu

Emblem of Tamil Nadu

Telangana

Emblem of Telangana

Tripura

Uses the National Emblem of India

Uttar Pradesh

Emblem of Uttar Pradesh

Uttarakhand

Emblem of Uttarakhand

West Bengal

Emblem of West Bengal

 


 

Union Territories

Union Territory

Emblem

Image

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Uses the National Emblem of India

Chandigarh

Emblem of Chandigarh

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Uses the National Emblem of India

Delhi

Uses the National Emblem of India

Jammu and Kashmir

Uses the National Emblem of India

Ladakh

Uses the National Emblem of India

Lakshadweep

Emblem of Lakshadweep

Puducherry

Emblem of Puducherry

List of Indian state mottos

  • 6 states have adopted their own state mottos, while 20 states and 6 union territories use national motto of India as their state mottos.
  • Goa had motto of (Sanskrit - Sarve bhadrāipaśyantumākaściddukhamāpnuyāt), May everyone see goodness, may none suffer any pain.
  • Maharashtra had motto of (Sanskrit - Pratipaccandralēkhēvavardhiṣṇurviśvavanditāmahārāṣṭrasyarājyasyamudrābhadrāyarājatē), The glory of Maharashtra will grow like the first day moon.
  • It will be worshipped by the world and will shine only for the well-being of people.

  • Manipur had the motto in Meitei language.
  • It is (Kanglasha) The Dragon Lord.
  • Sikkim has Tibetan motto Kham-sum-wangdu which means Conqueror of the three worlds.
  • Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttarakhand and West Bengal states are accepted the motto of Truth alone triumphs.
  • All Union territories had the motto of Truth alone triumphs.
  • 2 states (Bihar and Uttar Pradesh) and 2 union territories (Chandigarh and Lakshadweep) have no official state mottos.
  • Some of these states and territories have adopted anthems or songs for the use at state functions and ceremonies.
  • In other states, songs have been proposed or are in popular, traditional or unofficial use.

Official state anthems

State or union territory

Song name

Translated name

Language

Lyricist(s)

Composer(s)

Adopted

Andhra Pradesh

Maa Telugu Thalliki

To Our Mother Telugu

Telugu

SankarambadiSundaraachari

Suryakumari

1956

Assam

O Mur Apunar Desh

O My Endearing Country!

Assamese

Lakshminath Bezbaroa

Kamala Prasad Agarwala

2013

Bihar

Meri Raftaar Pe Suraj Ki Kiran Naaz Kare

Mere Bharat Ke Kanth Haar

The Rays of the Sun Prouds on My Speed

The Garland of My India

Urdu

Hindi

M. R. Chishti

Satya Narayan

Udit Narayan

Hari Prasad Chaurasia and Shivkumar Sharma

2012

Chhattisgarh

Arpa Pairi Ke Dhar

The Streams of Arpa and Pairi

Hindi

Nardenra Dev Verma

Nardenra Dev Verma

2019

Gujarat

Jai Jai Garavi Gujarat

Victory to Proud Gujarat!

Gujarati

Narmadashankar Dave

unknown

2011

Karnataka

Jaya Bharata JananiyaTanujate, Jaya he Karnataka Maate

Victory to you Mother Karnataka, The Daughter of Mother India!

Kannada

Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa

Mysore Ananthaswamy

2004

Madhya Pradesh

Mera Madhya Pradesh

My Madhya Pradesh

Hindi

Mahesh Shrivastava

Mahesh Shrivastava

2010

Maharashtra

Jai Jai Maharashtra Maza

Victory to My Maharashtra!

Marathi

Raja Badhe

Shrinivas Khale

2023

Manipur

Sana Leibak Manipur

Manipur, Land of Gold

Manipuri

B. Jayantakumar Sharma

Aribam Syam Sharma

2021

Odisha

Bande Utkala Janani

I Adore Thee, O Mother Utkala!

Odia

Laxmikanta Mohapatra

Laxmikanta Mohapatra

2020

Puducherry

Tamil Thai Valthu

Invocation to Mother Tamil

Tamil

Bharathidasan

L. Krishnan

2007

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Thai Valthu

Invocation to Mother Tamil

Tamil

Manonmaniam Sundaram Pillai

M. S. Viswanathan

2021

Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand DevabhumiMatribhumi

Uttarakhand, Land of the Gods, O Motherland!

Hindi, Garhwali and Kumaoni

Hemant Bisht

Narendra Singh Negi

2016

West Bengal

Banglar Mati Banglar Jol

The Soil of Bengal, The Water of Bengal

Bengali

Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore

2023

 

Unofficial, traditional and popular state songs

State or union territory

Song name

Translated name

Language

Lyricist(s)

Composer(s)

Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Hamara

Our Arunachal

Hindi

Bhupen Hazarika

Bhupen Hazarika

Sikkim

Jahan Bagcha Teesta Rangeet

Where Teesta and Rangeet Flow

Nepali

Sanu Lama

Dushyant Lama

Telangana

Jaya Jaya He Telangana

Victory to Mother Telangana!

Telugu

Ande Sri

Ande Sri

Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh Sametata Khud ko ItihaaskePannon Mein

Uttar Pradesh Covers Itself in the Pages of History

Hindi


 

 

 

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