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Emperor [[Ashoka|Ashoka the Great]], guided by his first wife, Samragyi (Empress) Vidisha Devi, who was a Buddhist, erected the [[Capital (architecture)|capital]] to mark the spot where [[Gautama Buddha]] first taught the [[Dharma]] and where the Buddhist [[Sangha]] was founded. Forming an integral part of the emblem is the [[motto]] inscribed below the abacus in [[Devanagari]] script: ''[[Satyameva jayate]]'' सत्यमेव जयते ({{lang-en|Truth Alone Triumphs}}).<ref>{{cite court|litigants=Kamal Dey v. Union of India and State of West Bengal| court= Calcutta High Court | url = http://mha.nic.in/pdfs/WP-No.32027W.pdf| format = PDF | date = 2011-07-14 | page = 1 | accessdate = 2012-04-16 }}</ref> This is a quote from [[Mundaka Upanishad|Mundaka]] [[Upanishad]],<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/resume/193/scp.html.pdf | title = Rajya Sabha Parliamentary Standing Committee On Home Affairs: 116th Report on The State Emblem Of India (Prohibition Of Improper Use) Bill, 2004}}{{Dead link|date = April 2012}}</ref> the concluding part of the sacred [[Hindu]] [[Vedas]].
Emperor [[Ashoka|Ashoka the Great]], guided by his first wife, Samragyi (Empress) Vidisha Devi, who was a Buddhist, erected the [[Capital (architecture)|capital]] to mark the spot where [[Gautama Buddha]] first taught the [[Dharma]] and where the Buddhist [[Sangha]] was founded. Forming an integral part of the emblem is the [[motto]] inscribed below the abacus in [[Devanagari]] script: ''[[Satyameva jayate]]'' सत्यमेव जयते ({{lang-en|Truth Alone Triumphs}}).<ref>{{cite court|litigants=Kamal Dey v. Union of India and State of West Bengal| court= Calcutta High Court | url = http://mha.nic.in/pdfs/WP-No.32027W.pdf| format = PDF | date = 2011-07-14 | page = 1 | accessdate = 2012-04-16 }}</ref> This is a quote from [[Mundaka Upanishad|Mundaka]] [[Upanishad]],<ref>{{ cite web | url = http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/resume/193/scp.html.pdf | title = Rajya Sabha Parliamentary Standing Committee On Home Affairs: 116th Report on The State Emblem Of India (Prohibition Of Improper Use) Bill, 2004}}{{Dead link|date = April 2012}}</ref> the concluding part of the sacred [[Hindu]] [[Vedas]].


This national emblem was adopted on 26 January 1950, the day that [[India]] became a republic.<ref>[http://travels.talash.com/india-culture/national-emblem-india.html National Emblem of India]{{Dead link|date = April 2012}}</ref>
This national emblem was adopted on 26 January 1950, the day that [[India]] became a republic.<ref>[http://travels.talash.com/india-culture/national-emblem-india.html National Emblem of India] {{wayback|url=http://travels.talash.com/india-culture/national-emblem-india.html |date=20090429043534 }}</ref>


The [[emblem]] forms a part of the official letterhead of the [[Government of India]], and appears on all Indian [[currency]] as well. It also sometimes functions as the [[national emblem]] of India in many places and appears prominently on [[Indian passport]]s. The "Ashoka Chakra" (wheel) from its base has been placed onto the centre of the [[National Flag of India|national flag of India]].
The [[emblem]] forms a part of the official letterhead of the [[Government of India]], and appears on all Indian [[currency]] as well. It also sometimes functions as the [[national emblem]] of India in many places and appears prominently on [[Indian passport]]s. The "Ashoka Chakra" (wheel) from its base has been placed onto the centre of the [[National Flag of India|national flag of India]].

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Emblem of India
भारत का प्रतीक
ArmigerRepublic of India
Adopted26 January 1950
MottoSatyameva Jayate
"Truth Alone Triumphs"
File:Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka.jpg
The original Lion Capital of Ashoka.
Ashok Stambha at Indian Museum, Kolkata

The emblem of India is an adaptation of the Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath, preserved in the Varansi Sarnath Museum in India.

The actual Sarnath capital including four Asiatic lions standing back to back - symbolizing power, courage, pride, and confidence - mounted on a circular base. At the bottom it has 1 horse & a bull, at its centre it has a beautiful wheel (Dharma chakra). The abacus is girded with a frieze of sculptures in high relief of an elephant (of the east), a bull (of the west), a horse (of the south), and a lion (of the north), separated by intervening wheels, over a lotus in full bloom, exemplifying the fountainhead of life and creative inspiration. Carved out of a single block of polished sandstone, the capital is crowned by the Wheel of the Law (Dharma Chakra).

In the emblem adopted by Madhav Sawhney in 1950 only three lions are visible, the fourth being hidden from view. The wheel appears in relief in the centre of the abacus, with a bull on the right and a galloping horse on the left, and outlines of Dharma Chakras on the extreme right and left. The bell-shaped lotus beneath the abacus has been omitted.[1]

Emperor Ashoka the Great, guided by his first wife, Samragyi (Empress) Vidisha Devi, who was a Buddhist, erected the capital to mark the spot where Gautama Buddha first taught the Dharma and where the Buddhist Sangha was founded. Forming an integral part of the emblem is the motto inscribed below the abacus in Devanagari script: Satyameva jayate सत्यमेव जयते (Template:Lang-en).[2] This is a quote from Mundaka Upanishad,[3] the concluding part of the sacred Hindu Vedas.

This national emblem was adopted on 26 January 1950, the day that India became a republic.[4]

The emblem forms a part of the official letterhead of the Government of India, and appears on all Indian currency as well. It also sometimes functions as the national emblem of India in many places and appears prominently on Indian passports. The "Ashoka Chakra" (wheel) from its base has been placed onto the centre of the national flag of India.

The usage of the emblem is regulated and restricted under State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005.

Emblems of Indian states

Main article: Emblems of Indian states

Many states of India also have their own

References

  1. ^ "The State Emblem Of India (Prohibition Of Improper Use) Act, 2005" (PDF). 2005-12-20. p. 4. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
  2. ^ Kamal Dey v. Union of India and State of West Bengal (Calcutta High Court 2011-07-14), Text.
  3. ^ "Rajya Sabha Parliamentary Standing Committee On Home Affairs: 116th Report on The State Emblem Of India (Prohibition Of Improper Use) Bill, 2004" (PDF).[dead link‍]
  4. ^ National Emblem of India Archived 2009-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
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