India will celebrate its 77th Independence Day on 15 August this year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi The Indian tricolour will be hoisted from the Red Fort in the capital Delhi. But do you know the difference between flag unfurling and flag hoisting? Today we will tell you the difference between the ways of hoisting the tricolour on 26 January and 15 August.
Indian Tricolour
Every year in our country, the Indian tricolour is hoisted on both 26 January (Republic Day) and 15 August (Independence Day). But do you know that there is a big difference in their methods. The President hoists the flag on 26 January, while the Prime Minister of the country hoists the flag on 15 August. But apart from this, there is a big difference between the two. Let us tell you that while the flag is hoisted on 15 August, the flag is hoisted on 26 January.
What is the difference between flag hoisting and flag hoisting?
Let us tell you that before hoisting the national flag on Independence Day, it is tied and placed on a pole. When the Prime Minister pulls the rope to hoist the national flag, the tricolor first rises up and then it is hoisted. This is called flag hoisting.
Before hoisting the flag on Republic Day, it is tied and secured to the top of the pole. When the President pulls the string, it starts unfurling. This is called flag binding or flag unfurling.
Why does the Prime Minister hoist the flag?
According to the information, the President is the constitutional head of the Government of India. In such a situation, he should hoist the flag on Independence Day as well. But this does not happen. When the country became independent in 1947, there was no official President of India. At that time Lord Mountbatten was the Governor of India and Jawaharlal Nehru was chosen as the Prime Minister of India. Since Mountbatten was an officer of the British government, Independence Day But the task of hoisting the flag was done by the Prime Minister. Since then, the Prime Minister of India has been hoisting the flag at the Red Fort on 15 August.
Let us tell you that symbols are very important in politics. This is why the country’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru chose the ramparts of the Red Fort for flag hoisting. The Red Fort in Delhi was built by Mughal emperor Shahjahan as a palace for his capital Shahjahanabad.
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