Indian Navy’s New Ensign Pays Tribute To Shivaji Maharaj

A new ensign was adopted by the Indian Navy today at the INS Vikrant, the nation’s first home-built aircraft carrier, launch. One of the design features pays homage to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the Maratha kingdom’s founder who possessed a navy. The national flag is displayed on the upper canton of the new ensign. Overlapping an anchor and the navy’s motto is a blue octagonal form with the national anthem.

According to a film introducing the new ensign, “the octagonal design with twin golden edges draws influence from the seal of the great Indian ruler, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, whose visionary marine outlook established a credible naval fleet.”The fleet of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj included “60 battleships and about 5,000 soldiers. The first to defend the coastline against external assault was the developing Maratha naval might under Shivaji Maharaj “According to the film, the navy.

The Indian Navy’s multidirectional reach and multidimensional operating capability, according to the navy, are symbolised by the eight directions represented by the blue octagonal shape. According to the navy, the anchor sign stands for “steadfastness.”
Before he commissioned INS Vikrant, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “Until today, the Indian naval flags carried a sign of slavery, which has been replaced with a new one inspired by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.” The crimson Saint George’s Cross on the previous ensign was symbolic of India’s imperial heritage.

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