Order of the Star of India
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The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1861. The Order includes members of three classes:
The flag of the Viceroy of India displayed the Star of the Order beneath the Tudor Crown.
George V investing an Indian Prince with The Star of India, 14th December, 1911 by William Barnes Wollen
Insignia of a Knight Commander of the Order.
Investiture of the Star of India, Delhi (detail), by George Jacomb-Hood. King George V is depicted awarding the GCSI to Ganga Singh, Maharaja of Bikaner, at the 1911 Delhi Durbar
Flags of British India
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The flags of British India and the British Raj were varied, and the British Empire used several different banners during the period of its rule on the Indian subcontinent. Flags with the Star of India
Order of the Star of India
…last surviving knight, the Tej Singh Prabhakar, Maharaja of Alwar, the order became dormant. The motto of the order was "Heaven's Light Our Guide". The Star of India emblem, the insignia of the order and the informal emblem of British India, was also used as the basis of a series of flags to represent the Indian Empire…
Blue ensign
The Red Ensign used to represent India as a member of the Allies in World War II, showing the original United Nations in 1942
Indian hockey players arrive in the Netherlands for the 1928 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Viceroy of India being used to represent India at the 1936 Summer Olympics