Logos of India

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN The blue emblem of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan features a traditional lamp supported by sun placed an Indian throne inscribed with the motto of the Bhavan in Sanskrit ‘अमृतं तु विद्या’ meaning ‘ Knowledge is Eternal ’. Below the throne its motto in English ‘ Knowledge is Nectar ’ is written. These are circumscribed by the name of the institution in Devanagari and English separated by a pair of Swastikas . This seal is placed on a spread of 16-petaled lotus . The lamp refers to the illumination of knowledge and is aptly placed on a throne to revere it as the royalty and great respect; the sun represents life, energy, power, positivity, illumination, light and clarity; the two swastikas are traditional symbols of auspiciousness, good fortune, and well-being in Indian culture; and the lotus refers to the cyclical nature of existence, purity, and divine beauty. Its sixteen petals represent the sixteen shaktis (powers) of the Vishuddha Chakra . Lotus is also a sy...