Logos of India

VARDHMAN MAHAVEER OPEN UNIVERSITY Vardhman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU) is a State open university located in Kota, Rajasthan, India. It was established in 1987 and is named after Vardhman Mahaveer, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism. The circular emblem of the university has an atomic structure, a veena, an open book, its name and place and its year of establishment on a yellow circle with a red border. This is surrounded by a sixteen petalled lotus in black and a brown border, which carries the name of the university in Devanagari  and banner bearing its motto in Sanskrit ‘सा विध्या या विमुक्तये meaning ‘That is Knowledge, which Liberates’ at the bottom. Veena is a musical instrument with deep roots in Indian classical music and it denotes Goddess Saraswati, the God of Learning, harmony, balance, wisdom, knowledge and meditation; atomic structure denotes the scope of science education and its depth; open book denotes knowledge and wisdom and lotus embodies profound spirit

VANITA VISHRAM WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY Vanita Vishram Women’s University (VVWU) is the first private women’s university of Gujarat approved by the Government of Gujarat under the Gujarat in 2009. It was established in 1907 by Shri Atmaram Pandurang Turkhud. Its emblem is in the form of a silhouetted in woman with a mortarboard hat in brown colour forming the background with its tagline on the face in Sanskrit ‘तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय’ meaning ‘From Darkness Lead Me to Light’; an open book with a base supporting a flame and rising sun with rays, which are supported by a pair of laurels on sides and its motto in Sanskrit ‘सा विध्या या विमुक्तये' meaning ‘That is Knowledge, which Liberates’ at the bottom. Below all these, its name and place are written. Mortarboard meant for graduates, means the graduation of students in their chosen subjects; sun is a symbol of life, warmth, growth, and energy; an open book denotes knowledge and wisdom; the flame denotes light, illumination, aw