1906 - A National Flag of India was hoisted for the first time in Calcutta (present Kolkata) during the Swadeshi Movement and Boycott Movement. The National Flag had:
1907 - A flag similar to the flag hoisted in 1906 with slight modifications was raised by Madame Bhikaji Cama in Paris.
- 3 stripes of colors - green, yellow and red
- Top green band with 8 lotus flowers
- 'Vandemataram' written in Devanagari script on the middle yellow band
- The bottom red band with Sun in the right corner and crescent moon in the left corner
1907 - A flag similar to the flag hoisted in 1906 with slight modifications was raised by Madame Bhikaji Cama in Paris.
- The top saffron band with 8 flowers
- Middle yellow band with 'Vandemataram' in Devanagari script.
- Bottom green band with crescent moon and star to the right and sun in the left.
- The flag was exhibited in Berlin at the Socialist Conference and came to be called the Berlin Committee Flag.
- The British Union Jack flag at the top left corner.
- 9 horizontal bands with alternate red and green colours.
- Black triangle to the right.
- 5 stars and 2 stars in row from the British flag.
- The flag had 3 stripes of white, green and red colors representing multiple communities living in harmony in India.
- A spinning wheel was imposed in the centre signifying country's progress.
- Red band was replaced with saffron band at the top. Saffron colour represents courage
- Middle white band represents peace and bottom green band represents fertility and growth
- Spinning wheel at the centre of the white band
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