Labels:sky OCR: INDIA India's flag dates from 1947 the year the country became free af British rule Orange stands for India's Hindus and white stands for its Muslims -the country's twa largest religi ious groups. Green symbolizes peace between the two In the center of the flag is the Emperor Ashoka's wheel of f the law Ashoka Buddhist and one af India great native rulers, believed that truthfulness, kindness and tolerance should be the guiding principles of life vear religious princ iples