As India approached independence in 1947, a committee revised the flag of India. In one previous iteration during the independence movement, the flag had featured a yarn spinning wheel (charkha) associated with Mahatma Gandhi’s Swadeshi movement. On July 22, 1947, the national tricolor flag with a blue 24-spoke dharmachakra in its center was officially adopted. The choice to feature the dharmachakra is said to reflect Ashoka’s legacy of governance. Ashoka’s Lion Capital is the national emblem of India.
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