ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY

ADIKAVI NANNAYA UNIVERSITY

Adikavi Nannaya University (ANU) was established on April 22, 2006, by an Act of the Andhra Pradesh State Legislative Assembly to meet the higher education needs of East and West Godavari districts. The emblem of Adikavi Nannaya University represents human quest for knowledge and righteousness, wisdom and wealth, harmonising nativity and tradition. The name of the university is written in English in between inner and outer lines having tricolours of India, with the Asoka Dharma Chakra placed atop, which stands for righteousness. The circle of sixty four flowers on the Buddhist Stupa in Saranath, reflects the sixty four traditional arts and sciences. The rising sun represents the spread of knowledge. The Central Arch reminds the Fort Gate in Rajahmundry depicting the stone pillars in the ancient temples of Samarlakota and Draksharama Bhimeswaram. The peepal tree vouches the university as the seat of enlightenment, being placed on the banks of river Godavari, which is the source for enrichment of delta districts. The mango leaves in a brass pot with coconut forms the poorna kumbham that denotes for all good things to happen. The university as the seat of learning is traditionally represented with lotus, the base for goddess of wisdom. Finally the mission is written on the palm leaves (talapatras) in Telugu ‘సర్వత్ర విద్యయా వర్ధతే ప్రజా’, denoting ‘Enriching People Through Education’.