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(i) As the national movement developed, nationalist leaders became more and more aware of such icons and symbols in unifying people and inspiring in them a feeling of nationalism. (ii) During the Swadeshi Movement in Bengal, a tricolour flag (red, green and yellow) was designed. (iii) It had eight lotuses representing eight provinces of British India, and a crescent moon, representing Hindus and Muslims. (iv) By 1921, Gandhiji had designed the swaraj flag. It was again a tricolor (red, green, white) and had a spinning wheel in the centre representing the Gandhian ideal of self-help. (v) Carrying the flag holding it aloft during marches became a symbol of defiance.
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