Lions perched on top of a pillar, an image taken from an ancient sculpture - this has been India's national emblem since the country gained independence in 1947. It's on stamps, passports ...

Philatelists all over India have requested the government to engrave the national flag and emblem on all the stamps to be issued from August 15 by the Postal Department as part of 75th ...

Today, as digital communication prevails, postage stamps remind us of a slower, more meaningful time when sending a letter ...

A newly constructed sculpture of India’s national emblem on top of the new parliament ... 1950 when the country became a Republic and is on stamps, passports, coins and there are replicas ...

postage stamps, and official government documents. India needed to have her very own National Emblem! The same day, Jawaharlal Nehru rose to pass a resolution regarding the Indian flag.

On the same day, the emblem of India was also adopted. The national emblem, which has strict laws to guide its usage, was the visual representation of the famous Lion Capital from 250 BC.

"The National Flag & Emblem Of India holds high importance for the citizens ... our Indian National Flag & Emblem through Postal Stamps. As postal stamps are being used & collected by millions ...