ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES KALYANI

ALL INDIAN INSTITUTE OF
MEDICAL SCIENCES KALYANI

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Kalyani (AIIMS Kalyani) was officially approved, under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), by the Union Cabinet on October 7, 2015. Its circular insignia has black and purple details in a white background. There are two black circles forming a border and banner which carries its name in Devanagari and English; a pair of laurels rice paddy and its year of founding. The inner circle holds a set of motifs representing Bengal. The motifs include, the Hooghly river, a distributary of river Ganges which flows across West Bengal is represented by the waves beneath the bridge symbolising vitality; the abundance fish in the rivers of Bengal also forming a staple food for the people of the State represents vitalityand resources; Sanskrit ‘स्वास्थ्यं सर्वार्थसाधनम्’ means ‘Everything can be achieved with Good Health’; the Rod of Asclepius ends as roots depicting the mangroves of SUndarbans formed by the delta of Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers which houses many rare flora and fauna; the bridge represents the Rabindra Setu of Kolkata, built over the Hooghly river; the staff intertwined by serpents in a modern representation of the Rod of Asclepius - the Greek God of healing and medicine, which traditionally represents health care systems around the globe; the Bengal Tiger at the head of the staff represents the pride of Bengal and India, since Indus Valley Civilization and India’s National Animal and the book at the crest symbolises the AIIMS Kalyani as a teaching institute for training medical professional. The emblem was conceptualised by Dr. Madhavan C. and designed by Akalya V.