The Indian tricolour flag was designed during the Swadeshi movement in Bengal in 1921.

1. The flag which was first designed had three colours Red, Green and Yellow.

2. It had eight lotuses. These eight lotuses represented the eight provinces of British India.

3. The flag had a crescent moon which represented Hindus and Muslims.

4. By 1921, the flag was again designed with Red, Green and White.

5. This flag had a shining wheel at the centre.

6. This wheel represented the Gandhian ideal of self-help.

This tricolour flag was called the ‘Swaraj Flag’ during the independence movement.