About the Book: Flag to Live and Die for: A Short History of Indias Tricolour
The Indian tricolour—tiranga—has fluttered over battlefields and Olympic arenas,
at the Red Fort and in the smallest village squares; it has wrapped the bodies
of martyrs and been carried in protest and in prayer. Its colours are steeped
deep in Indias essential values—saffron denotes renunciation and sacrifice,
white peace and truth, and green represents life and growth. Its very presence
recalls Indias long struggle for freedom, the triumph of an inspired people
against colonial domination and the resilience and sacrifice that goes into
building a remarkable nation.
In this deeply illuminating