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 Goda...