National symbols of India

National symbols of India includes historic document, a flag, an emblem, an anthem, animal, bird, flower, tree etc.

No.	Title	Symbol	Description
1	National Flag	Flag of India by Pingali Venkayya	A horizontal tricolour of saffron at the top, white in the middle, and green at the bottom. In the centre is a navy blue wheel with twenty-four spokes, known as the Ashoka Chakra. The saffron color represents courage and sacrifice; white - truth, peace and purity; green - prosperity; and the Ashok Chakra represents the Laws of Dharma
2	National Emblem	National Emblem of India (Lion Capital of Asoka)	It was adopted as the National Emblem of India on 26 January 1950, the day that India became a republic. The Emblem also consists the motto of India - "Satyameva Jayate" in Devanagari Script, which means "Truth Alone Triumphs".
3	National Calendar	Indian national calendar (Saka calendar)
4	National Anthem	"Jana Gana Mana" by Rabindranath Tagore	"Jana Gana Mana" was officially adopted by the Constituent Assembly as the Indian national anthem on 24 January 1950.
5	National Song	"Vande Mataram" by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
6	National Flower	Indian lotus
7	National Fruit	Mango	In India, there are over 100 varieties of mangoes, in different sizes, shapes and colours. Mughal emperor Akbar planted 100,000 mango trees in Darbhanga, Bihar at a place now known as Lakhi Bagh.
9	National River	Ganga River	Ganga is the longest river of India with the most heavily populated river basin in the world.
8	National Tree	Indian Banyan
10	National Animal	Royal Bengal Tiger
11	National Aquatic Animal	Gangetic Dolphin	Gangetic Dolphin is said to represent the purity of the holy Ganga River as it can only survive in pure and fresh water.
12	National Poet	Rabindranath Tagore and Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
13	National Bird	Indian Peacock
14	National Currency Symbol	Indian Rupee