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Navy Gets New ‘Nishaan’ Inspired by Shivaji Maharaj as India Bids Adieu to Colonial Past

kem haris 2 years ago 2 min read

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday unveiled the brand new naval ensign or the ‘Nishaan’ this is stimulated through the brilliant Maratha Emperor, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The unveiling got here along the commissioning of plane service Vikrant. For years, a purple pass on a white background, with the countrywide flag withinside the nook and the Ashok Stambha withinside the centre have been the flag of the Indian Navy.

While the brand new layout became saved beneathneath wraps until Thursday, the Prime Minister’s Office said “this may a burial of our colonial beyond”. In a statement, the PMO said, “During the event, the Prime Minister may even unveil the brand new Naval Ensign (Nishaan), putting off the colonial beyond and befitting the wealthy Indian maritime heritage.”

It became speculated withinside the defence corridors that the brand new ensign will eliminate the St George’s Cross — the Red Cross at the white background. The Cross symbolised British Missionary Warrior St George’s conquests.

Christian Warrior St George is thought to had been a crusader at some point of the Third Crusade. It became followed through the British Royal Navy and stayed on withinside the Indian Navy Ensign after Independence because the Indian defence forces endured with the British colonial flags and badges until an Indianised model became followed on January 26, 1950.

The Navy flag noticed the Union Jack of Britain be replaced through the Indian Tricolour withinside the canton (pinnacle left nook) however Saint George’s Cross became retained. In 2001, the Cross became changed through the Navy crest. But it made a comeback in 2004. In 2014, the naval ensign modified once more with the National Emblem – the Ashok Stambh and Satyameva Jayate — integrated on the centre of the flag.

“The Red Cross has not anything to with India’s history. So needs had been made for a change,” an authentic informed News18.

Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Pakistan, South Africa, Bangladesh are Commonwealth nations, that have already modified their ensign.

PM’s unveiling of the brand new ‘Nishaan’ for the Indian Navy is the fruits of the long-pending call for to make the Naval ensign greater Indian and now no longer the upholder of its colonial beyond.