VISHNU WAMAN THAKUR CHARITABLE TRUST'S VIVA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (VIVAIT)

VISHNU WAMAN THAKUR CHARITABLE TRUST'S VIVA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (VIVAIT)

The emblem of Vishnu Waman Thakur Charitable Trust's VIVA Institute of Technology (VIVAIT) features a shield with red and blue outlines. The shield is inscribed with a motif of Saraswati Yantra on an open book crested by a mortarboard hat and its initials ‘VIVA’ and supported by its motto in Sanskrit ‘अमृतं तु विद्या’ meaning ‘Knowledge is Eternal’. Below the shield, On a banner the name of the managing Trust of the college is written. The shield denotes protection, courage, heritage, authority and bravery; the mortarboard hat or Oxford hat denotes educational achievement, equality, tradition and rights of passage; the Saraswati Yantra represents Goddess Saraswati, the deity of knowledge, wisdom, education, and the arts. This yantra is believed to invoke her blessings and enlightening energy.