teaching about national motto satyameva jayate to children

India uses a Saka calendar alongside the gregorian calendar. India has a winning streak of 8 Olympic gold medals with 6 consecutive wins from 1928 – 1956. Indian National Game : Field HockeyĮven though cricket might be more popular, field hockey is the national sport of India. The Pavo cristatusis, a swan-sized bird, has a beautiful fan of plumes which it can furl and unfurl in order to attract a mate. Indian National Bird : The Indian Peacock Platanista gangetica is a fresh-water dolphin that represents the purity of the Ganga.

Indian National Aquatic Animal : The River dolphin The Ganga or Ganges is the longest river in India and its banks are one of the most fertile and densely populated areas in the world. If you shave a tiger, you would still see a striped pattern since a tiger’s skin is also striped. It is found throughout India and some surrounding countries. The Panthera tigris has a thick coat of orange fur with deep black stripes. Indian National Animal : The Royal Bengal Tiger The Buddha is said to have attained nirvana whilst meditating under a banyan tree. They are considered immortal and sacred since their roots descend from their branches to form entirely new trunks. Indian National Tree : The Banyan treeįicus benghalensis is a variety of a fig tree. In the late 16th century Emperor Akbar planted 10 lakh mango trees in Lakhi Baug near modern day Bihar! 8. India is very famous for over 100 different varieties of Mangoes. The lotus holds a sacred place in the art of many cultures and religions of ancient India. This sacred flower plays an important role in the different folklores of ancient India. It is a hymn to the goddess Durga as if she were the land of India. It was written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. Vande Mataram is the national song of India. It was adopted by the Constituent Assembly as the national anthem in 1950. The Indian national anthem or Jana Gana Mana was written by Rabindranath Tagore. It has 2 parallel lines at the top which looks like an ‘=’ sign. It is a graphical representation of the Devanagari ‘ra’ and the English ‘r’ alphabets. The rupee symbol was adopted by the government in 2010 for official use on Indian bank notes and coins. Underneath it are the words Satyameva Jayate which means ‘truth alone triumphs.’ This is the government letterhead and will appear on all official documents. The government seal of India is taken from Ashoka’s Sarnath Lion pillar. This is the Dharma Chakra or the Wheel of Law.

It also has a navy-blue chakra in the middle of the white stripe. The Indian national flag is also known as the Tiranga.

Teaching about national motto satyameva jayate to children