Learning about India’s independence

On Aug 15 1947, India claimed independence from the United Kingdom.   It actually happened during WW1, where Mahatma Ghandi advocated (and possibly unintentionally) led for peaceful end to British rule (love the juxtaposition in that!)

Indian Flag Kid Friendly Crafts, Teaching history,  Cultural awareness

We as a family took it upon ourselves to learn a little more about the Indian flag.  Given all of the social education happening in our world – I found it fitting to learn and teach our girls about their background and heritage.

Sharing a few of the quick facts about the Indian Flag that I found intriguing!

  • The flag is tricolor and each colour means something different.  Saffron/Orange represents courage and strength, White indicates peace and truth, Green is for auspiciousness and growth.
  • The Chakra depicts the wheel of duty/law and that there is life in movement.  There are 24 spokes in the chakra represents a few different things: Indians working tirelessly for 24 hours, 24 different paths for humans and lead any country on the path to progress.  Also! The original spinning wheel was replaced by the chakra :O

We kept it light by creating these cute renditions of the flag, perfect for little hands and grown up creatives alike.