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State Symbols of India – Part 2
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List of Indian state Flags
- As of 2023, there are no officially recognised flags for the individual states or union territories of India.
- No legal prohibitions to prevent states adopting distinctive flags exist in either the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950, or the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971.
- In a 1994, there was case in this regard, before the Supreme Court of India, S. R. Bommai vs. Union of India.
- In this, the Supreme Court declared that there is no prohibition in the Constitution of India for a state to have its own flag.
- However, a state flag should not dishonor the national flag.
- The Flag code of India also permits other flags to be flown with the Flag of India, but not on the same flag pole or in a superior position to the national flag.
Former official state Flags
- The state of Jammu and Kashmir had an officially recognised state flag between 1952 and 2019 under the special status granted to the state by Article 370 of the Constitution of India.
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Flag |
State |
Usage date |
Description |
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Jammu and Kashmir |
1947–1952 |
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1952–2019 |
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Flag |
State |
Proposal date |
Description |
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Karnataka |
2018 |
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Tamil Nadu |
1970 |
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- The Government of Tamil Nadu proposed a design for the Flag of Tamil Nadu in 1970.
- The Government of Karnataka proposed a design for the Flag of Karnataka in 2018.
- It is based on the traditional yellow-red Kannada bicolor.
- The new tricolor flag is with the central white band and emblem.
- It was designed to distance itself from regional political parties and emulate the structure of the Indian Tricolor.
- In August 2019, the Government of Karnataka announced it was no longer officially pursuing the proposal for an official state flag.
List of Indian state Emblems
- Most of the states and union territories of India have their own state emblem, seal.
- It is used as an official governmental symbol.
- While five states and five union territories use the National Emblem of India as their official governmental seal.
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State |
Emblem |
Image |
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Andhra Pradesh |
Emblem of Andhra Pradesh |
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Arunachal Pradesh |
Emblem of Arunachal Pradesh |
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Assam |
Emblem of Assam |
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Bihar |
Emblem of Bihar |
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Chhattisgarh |
Emblem of Chhattisgarh |
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Goa |
Emblem of Goa |
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Gujarat |
Uses the National Emblem of India |
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Haryana |
Emblem of Haryana |
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Himachal Pradesh |
Emblem of Himachal Pradesh |
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Jharkhand |
Emblem of Jharkhand |
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Karnataka |
Emblem of Karnataka |
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Kerala |
Emblem of Kerala |
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Madhya Pradesh |
Emblem of Madhya Pradesh |
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Maharashtra |
Emblem of Maharashtra |
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Manipur |
Emblem of Manipur |
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Meghalaya |
Emblem of Meghalaya |
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Mizoram |
Uses the National Emblem of India |
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Nagaland |
Emblem of Nagaland |
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Odisha |
Emblem of Odisha |
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Punjab |
Emblem of Punjab |
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Rajasthan |
Uses the National Emblem of India |
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Sikkim |
Emblem of Sikkim |
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Tamil Nadu |
Emblem of Tamil Nadu |
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Telangana |
Emblem of Telangana |
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Tripura |
Uses the National Emblem of India |
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Uttar Pradesh |
Emblem of Uttar Pradesh |
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Uttarakhand |
Emblem of Uttarakhand |
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West Bengal |
Emblem of West Bengal |
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Union Territories
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Union Territory |
Emblem |
Image |
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
Uses the National Emblem of India |
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Chandigarh |
Emblem of Chandigarh |
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Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |
Uses the National Emblem of India |
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Delhi |
Uses the National Emblem of India |
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Jammu and Kashmir |
Uses the National Emblem of India |
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Ladakh |
Uses the National Emblem of India |
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Lakshadweep |
Emblem of Lakshadweep |
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Puducherry |
Emblem of Puducherry |
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List of Indian state mottos
- 6 states have adopted their own state mottos, while 20 states and 6 union territories use national motto of India as their state mottos.
- Goa had motto of (Sanskrit - Sarve bhadrāṇipaśyantumākaścidduḥkhamāpnuyāt), May everyone see goodness, may none suffer any pain.
- Maharashtra had motto of (Sanskrit - Pratipaccandralēkhēvavardhiṣṇurviśvavanditāmahārāṣṭrasyarājyasyamudrābhadrāyarājatē), The glory of Maharashtra will grow like the first day moon.
- It will be worshipped by the world and will shine only for the well-being of people.
- Manipur had the motto in Meitei language.
- It is (Kanglasha) The Dragon Lord.
- Sikkim has Tibetan motto Kham-sum-wangdu which means Conqueror of the three worlds.
- Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttarakhand and West Bengal states are accepted the motto of Truth alone triumphs.
- All Union territories had the motto of Truth alone triumphs.
- 2 states (Bihar and Uttar Pradesh) and 2 union territories (Chandigarh and Lakshadweep) have no official state mottos.
- Some of these states and territories have adopted anthems or songs for the use at state functions and ceremonies.
- In other states, songs have been proposed or are in popular, traditional or unofficial use.
Official state anthems
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State or union territory |
Song name |
Translated name |
Language |
Lyricist(s) |
Composer(s) |
Adopted |
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Andhra Pradesh |
Maa Telugu Thalliki |
To Our Mother Telugu |
Telugu |
SankarambadiSundaraachari |
Suryakumari |
1956 |
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Assam |
O Mur Apunar Desh |
O My Endearing Country! |
Assamese |
Lakshminath Bezbaroa |
Kamala Prasad Agarwala |
2013 |
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Meri Raftaar Pe Suraj Ki Kiran Naaz Kare Mere Bharat Ke Kanth Haar |
The Rays of the Sun Prouds on My Speed The Garland of My India |
Urdu Hindi |
M. R. Chishti Satya Narayan |
Udit Narayan Hari Prasad Chaurasia and Shivkumar Sharma |
2012 |
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Chhattisgarh |
Arpa Pairi Ke Dhar |
The Streams of Arpa and Pairi |
Hindi |
Nardenra Dev Verma |
Nardenra Dev Verma |
2019 |
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Gujarat |
Jai Jai Garavi Gujarat |
Victory to Proud Gujarat! |
Gujarati |
Narmadashankar Dave |
unknown |
2011 |
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Karnataka |
Jaya Bharata JananiyaTanujate, Jaya he Karnataka Maate |
Victory to you Mother Karnataka, The Daughter of Mother India! |
Kannada |
Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa |
Mysore Ananthaswamy |
2004 |
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Madhya Pradesh |
Mera Madhya Pradesh |
My Madhya Pradesh |
Hindi |
Mahesh Shrivastava |
Mahesh Shrivastava |
2010 |
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Maharashtra |
Jai Jai Maharashtra Maza |
Victory to My Maharashtra! |
Marathi |
Raja Badhe |
Shrinivas Khale |
2023 |
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Manipur |
Sana Leibak Manipur |
Manipur, Land of Gold |
Manipuri |
B. Jayantakumar Sharma |
Aribam Syam Sharma |
2021 |
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Odisha |
Bande Utkala Janani |
I Adore Thee, O Mother Utkala! |
Odia |
Laxmikanta Mohapatra |
Laxmikanta Mohapatra |
2020 |
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Puducherry |
Tamil Thai Valthu |
Invocation to Mother Tamil |
Tamil |
Bharathidasan |
L. Krishnan |
2007 |
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Tamil Nadu |
Tamil Thai Valthu |
Invocation to Mother Tamil |
Tamil |
Manonmaniam Sundaram Pillai |
M. S. Viswanathan |
2021 |
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Uttarakhand |
Uttarakhand DevabhumiMatribhumi |
Uttarakhand, Land of the Gods, O Motherland! |
Hindi, Garhwali and Kumaoni |
Hemant Bisht |
Narendra Singh Negi |
2016 |
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West Bengal |
Banglar Mati Banglar Jol |
The Soil of Bengal, The Water of Bengal |
Bengali |
Rabindranath Tagore |
Rabindranath Tagore |
2023 |
Unofficial, traditional and popular state songs
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State or union territory |
Song name |
Translated name |
Language |
Lyricist(s) |
Composer(s) |
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Arunachal Pradesh |
Arunachal Hamara |
Our Arunachal |
Hindi |
Bhupen Hazarika |
Bhupen Hazarika |
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Sikkim |
Jahan Bagcha Teesta Rangeet |
Where Teesta and Rangeet Flow |
Nepali |
Sanu Lama |
Dushyant Lama |
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Telangana |
Jaya Jaya He Telangana |
Victory to Mother Telangana! |
Telugu |
Ande Sri |
Ande Sri |
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Uttar Pradesh |
Uttar Pradesh Sametata Khud ko ItihaaskePannon Mein |
Uttar Pradesh Covers Itself in the Pages of History |
Hindi |
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