National Flag - Tricolour
National Bird - Peacock (Pavo Cristatus)
National Flower - Lotus (Nelumbo Nucipera Gaertn)
National Tree - Indian fig tree (Ficus bengalensis)
National Anthem - Jana-Gana-Mana
Written by Rabindra Nath Tagore
Jana-gana-mana-adhinayaka, jaya he
Bharata-bhagya-vidhata.
Punjab-Sindh-Gujarat-Maratha
Dravida-Utkala-Banga
Vindhya-Himachala-Yamuna-Ganga
Uchchala-Jaladhi-taranga.
Tava shubha name jage,
Tava shubha asisa mange,
Gahe tava jaya gatha,
Jana-gana-mangala-dayaka jaya he
Bharata-bhagya-vidhata.
Jaya he, jaya he, jaya he,
Jaya jaya jaya, jaya he!
National River - The Ganges
State Emblem
National Calendar
Saka Era, with Chaitra as its first month and a normal year of 365 days was adopted from 22 March 1957 along with the Gregorian calendar
National Song - Vande Mataram
Composed in Sanskrit by Bankimchandra Chatterji. First political occasion when it was sung was the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress.
Vande Mataram!
Sujalam, suphalam, malayaja shitalam,
Shasyashyamalam, Mataram!
Vande Mataram!
Shubhrajyotsna pulakitayaminim,
Phullakusumita drumadala shobhinim,
Suhasinim sumadhura bhashinim,
Sukhadam varadam, Mataram!
Vande Mataram, Vande Mataram!
Thank you very much for giving a pictorial presentation of national symbols. Now I will never forget them. Especially, the scientific names will be useful from exam point of view. Looking forward for more such posts.