VEER KUNWAR SINGH UNIVERSITY

VEER KUNWAR SINGH UNIVERSITY

Veer Kunwar Singh University (VKSU) is a state university located in Ara, Bihar, India. It is named after the freedom fighter Veer Kunwar Singh, who played a significant role in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The university was established in 1992 and is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The brown coloured emblem of the university has a pair of crossed Indian tulwars (swords) with an open book in the background supporting a torch ensconced in a circular border which carries its name and place in Devanagari. Below the emblem on a white banner its motto in Sanskrit ‘विद्या धर्मेन शोभते’ meaning ‘Knowledge is Adorned with Righteousness’ is inscribed. The pair of crossed swords represent the freedom fighter, whose name adorns the university, it also means justice, order, courage and honour. A torch denotes light, path for growth and way forward; gear wheel is the symbol of industrialisation and progress and the open book denotes knowledge and wisdom. The colour brown represents earthiness, simplicity, stability, humility, warmth, reliability, endurance, timelessness and tradition, which goes well with the brand of the university which it has cultivated over decades.