ICAR-CENTRAL ISLAND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ICAR-CENTRAL ISLAND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute (CIARI) has a semi-circle with blue outlines housing the motifs of an island, sea, green coconut trees and red sun circumscribed by its name. Below the pictorial, its acronym is written and below it its motto in Sanskrit ‘तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय’ (Yajnavalkya, 1.3.28, Pavamana Mantra, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad) meaning ‘From Darkness Lead me to Light’ is inscribed on a banner placed below the globe. The motifs represent the geography of its location.