TRANQUEBAR BISHOP MANIKAM LUTHERAN COLLEGE (TBML COLLEGE)

TRANQUEBAR BISHOP MANIKAM LUTHERAN COLLEGE (TBML COLLEGE)

The emblem of Tranquebar Bishop Manikam Lutheran College (TBML College) features a shield housing the motifs of an open book, a helm of a ship with a cross in the centre, a hand holding a torch with flame, the New Jerusalem Church Tranquebar, Fort Dansborg of Tharangampadi and the word ‘Faith’. The initials of the management ‘TELC’ crests the shield and below the shield, on a brown banner, the motto of the college in Latin ‘Amor Vincit Omnia’ (Eclogues by Virgil) meaning ‘love conquers all’ is inscribed. The year of establishment of the college is placed at the bottom. This assemblage is placed in a rectangle. The shield denotes protection, courage, heritage, authority and bravery; the book refers to education, learning and wisdom; the torch with flame is an emblem of enlightenment, hope, life, truth and the regenerative power; the helm of the ship refers to the shipping history of the place; the cross is the primary symbol of Christianity, representing the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, his victory over sin and death, and his ultimate sacrifice for humanity; the church and fort refers to the place, which was a colony under Dutch.