Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the National Emblem on the roof of the national capital’s new Parliament building on Monday. The unveiling of the bronze emblem is the first major step toward the new building’s planned opening later this year, in time for the Winter Session of Parliament.
At the inauguration, he was joined by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh, and Urban Development Minister Hardeep Singh.
Here’s everything you need to know about the National Emblem –
-The 16,000 kg 6.5-metre Indian State Emblem is entirely handcrafted by Indian artisans from high purity bronze. For over six months, over 100 artisans from across the country worked on the design, crafting, and casting of the emblem. To support it, a steel structure weighing approximately 6,500 kg was built.
– The concept sketch and casting process of the National Emblem on the roof of the new Parliament building went through eight stages of preparation. A computer graphic sketch was created, and from there, a clay model was created. The FPR Model was created after it was approved by competent authorities.
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-The State Emblem is a representation of Asoka’s Lion Capital at Sarnath. Four lions are placed back-to-back on an abacus in the original, which is positioned atop a bell-shaped lotus. An elephant, a horse that is galloping, a bull, and a lion are all depicted in high relief on the abacus’ frieze, and they are all divided by Dharma Chakras.
-On January 26, 1950, the Lion Capital profile was chosen as India’s state emblem. It has three lions mounted on an abacus with a Dharma Chakra in the centre, a bull to the right and a galloping horse to the left, and outlines of Dharma Chakras on the extreme right and left. There was no bell-shaped lotus.
-Part of the State Emblem of India includes the motto Satyameva Jayate, which translates to “Truth Alone Triumphs,” written in Devanagari script beneath the profile of the Lion Capital.
