VIKRAMA SIMHAPURI UNIVERSITY

VIKRAMA SIMHAPURI UNIVERSITY

Vikrama Simhapuri University, Nellore, came into being, fulfilling the long cherished dream of the people of SPS Nellore District on September 24, 2008. The emblem of Vikrama Simhapuri University carries on its top the Sudarsana Chakra indicating the immortality of the pursuit of dispelling the forces of darkness leading to the dawning of the light of truth and wisdom, Tamasoma Jyotirgamaya. The Sudarsana Chakra also shows how Vikrama Simhapuri University carves itself out of the territorial jurisdiction of Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati. At the bottom of the emblem is the Poorna Kumbha, the edifice on which the emblem is poised, signifying a sense of fulfilment, a totality of being that follows true education. In the middle is the Ashoka Chakra, symbolising the quest for dharma that is inclusive. Nellore, once ‘Dhanyapuri’ or ‘Nel-ur’, is known for its agriculture and hence the vistas of the paddy field in the emblem. Then there is the ‘V’ sign standing for Vikrama Simhapuri University, set against the backdrop of the refulgent glow of the rising sun signifying the new order. Against this horizon of change betoken by the emblem, there is the image of Chandrayan launched by SHAR circling the ‘V’ sign and zooming into the skies. Chandrayan represents the transition from an agricultural phase to the technological realm, which Nellore has witnessed in the recent decades on account of the thrust on industrialization and the rapid concourse of trade and commerce consequent on the development of the Krishnapatnam Port. The Sanskrit epithet for the motto ‘Satyam Gnanamanantham’ is taken from the ‘Anandavalli’ of Taittiriya Upanishad (2.1.1). This sruti vachana proclaims that truth, knowledge and wisdom are infinite and eternal.