Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday unveiled the new ensign of the Indian Navy and commissioned INS Vikrant, the country's바카라 웹사이트first indigenously built aircraft carrier, at the Cochin Shipyard.바카라 웹사이트
The octagonal shape of the Indian Navy's symbol, with twin golden borders, draws its inspiration from the seal of the great Indian emperor Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday unveiled the new ensign of the Indian Navy and commissioned INS Vikrant, the country's바카라 웹사이트first indigenously built aircraft carrier, at the Cochin Shipyard.바카라 웹사이트
In a bid to do away with the “colonial past”, the Saint George라이브 바카라 Cross has been removed from the Indian Navy라이브 바카라 new flag.바카라 웹사이트One 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.바카라 웹사이트
The octagonal shape represents eight directions symbolising the Indian Navy's multidirectional reach and multi-dimensional operational capability.바카라 웹사이트
The octagonal shape with twin golden borders draws its inspiration from the seal of the great Indian emperor Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, whose visionary바카라 웹사이트maritime outlook established an incredible naval fleet consisting of 60 fighting ships and approximately 5,000 men.
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The rising Maratha naval power during Shivaji's rule became the first to secure India's coast against external powers.바카라 웹사이트
"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 Vikrant.바카라 웹사이트The old ensign had the red Saint George's Cross, linked to India's colonial past.
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