The Indian tricolour—tiranga—has fluttered over battlefields and Olympic arenas, at the Red Fort and in the smallest village squares; it has wrapped the bodies of martyrs and been carried in protest and in prayer. Its colours are steeped deep in India’s essential values—saffron denotes renunciation and sacrifice, white peace and truth, and green represents life and growth. Its very presence recalls India’s long struggle for freedom, the triumph of an inspired people against colonial domination and the resilience and sacrifice that goes into building a remarkable nation.