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National Flag: Flag Date Use Description
National Flag: Flag Date Use Description
Governmental flag[edit]
Flag Date Use Description
Ensigns[edit]
Flag Date Use Description
Military flags[edit]
Army[edit]
Flag Date Use Description
Flag of the Indian A red field with the flag of India in the
Army canton, and the Army badge in the fly
Air Force[edit]
Flag Date Use Description
Flag of Marshal of
the Indian Air Force
Navy[edit]
Flag Date Use Description
Admiral (Chief of
Naval Staff)
Vice Admiral
Rear Admiral
Commodore
Coast Guard[edit]
Flag Date Use Description
Historical[edit]
Pre-colonial states[edit]
Flag Date Use Description
1206– Flag of Delhi A dark green flag with a black strip left of
1526 Sultanate center.
1336
Flag of Vijayanagara Yellow coloured flag of the Vijayanagara
—
Empire Empire which ruled over South India.
1646
Flag of Maratha
1674–
Empire (Bhagwa A saffron-coloured swallowtail flag.
1818
Dhwaj)[4]
Flag of the British Raj: A Red Ensign with the Union Flag at
c. 1880–
An unofficial land flag the canton, and the Star of
1947
used only to India displayed in the fly.
represent British India in
international events and
associations
French India[edit]
Flag Date Use Description
Flag of Free
Flag of French India under Free
1940-1944 France with
France
the Cross of Lorraine
Portuguese India[edit]
Flag Date Use Description
Flag of the Kingdom of
1505–1521
Portugal.
Early Indian
1907
nationalist flags [Note 2]
1907
Gandhi's flag,
introduced at
1921 the Indian National
Congress meeting in
1921
See also