24 spikes
There are 24 spokes in the Ashoka Chakra, which is featured on the national flag of India.
It is taken from the Lions capital of Ashoka and having presence on various edicts of Ashoka. It has replaced pre independence charakha on the national flag. It has 24 spokes.
The present Indian flag is an improvisation of many earlier flags, the earliest being the congress party flag with the charkha. the ashoka chakra is an improvisation of the spinning wheel (charkha).
The wheel is adaptation of the Asoka chakra meant for dharma or for upholding the law. Wheel also describes motion that symbolizes growth and/or development. There are twenty four spikes on the wheel of the Indian flag which symbolize the number of hours in a day supposedly means that Indians should be progressing all through the day! This is just one version of the answer. There could be alternate meanings as well!
dharma mahbarta
The modern Indian government included Ashoka's wheel of law on its flag to symbolize the principles of dharma (duty/righteousness) and progress. It represents Ashoka's embrace of non-violence, tolerance, and justice, conveying India's commitment to peaceful coexistence and moral governance.
King Ashoka was a very brave warrior. Once during a battle he used a weapon in the form of the chakra [located in the middle of the flag] to kill enemies that had circled him.Hence the reason for inclusion of his symbols in the flag and national emblem.
That is the Ashoka Chakra, it has 24 spokes as represented in the wheel at the center of the flag of India
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The Indian flag has a ashoka chakra [a wheel] in the center of it symbolizing the circle of life and death.
The chakra is called Ashoka Chakra because it has been derived from Asoka Pillar. The Ashoka Chakra contains 24 spokes which signifies that human must be ready to work for 24 hours of the day. It is in the centre of Tiranga ( The Indian National Flag).
Asoka chakra is the name of the wheel on the flag of India