This year, the period between August 9 and August 17, 2026, is being celebrated as Har Ghar Tiranga week to foster nationalistic pride and fervour among citizens. The Har Ghar Tiranga campaign started in 2022 under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate 75 years of India's independence, encouraging citizens to hoist the national flag at their homes. The Tiranga, bearing the colours saffron, white, and green, unites the nation like none other, especially when it flutters in the backdrop of a full-throated rendition of the national anthem in unison by the gathering.

In the World Cup football and hockey matches, rival teams respect the others’ national anthems in silence, if not in admiration. Olympic flagbearers from each nation use their nation’s flag to salute the dignitaries in the opening session. National flags then speak for themselves more than the words and utterances can.

The Indian law on the national flag is governed by the Flag Code of India, 2002, the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, and the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950. These rules control how citizens and governments make, display, and respect the Tiranga. The Flag Code of India, 2002, combines all practices and guidelines for displaying the flag. It allows citizens and private groups to display the flag respectfully on any day of the year. The Prevention........

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