CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KERALA
CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KERALA The Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, came into being in 2009 under the Central Universities Act 2009 (Parliament Act No. 25 of 2009). The university is founded on the noble vision of a ‘Caring Wisdom’ and is guided by the lofty ideals of academic and social commitment. The emblem of the university was designed by Kanayi Kunhiraman. Its circular dark blue logo has a unique shape and prominent shape evolved from its acronym looking like that of a petal of lotus with a cut out like a tilak on top and an inverse ‘U’ like cut out at the bottom. In the cut out at bottom a glowing sun is placed above its acronym. Its motto in Sanskrit ‘अमृतं तु विद्या’ meaning ‘Knowledge is Eternal’ placed below its that supported by a book. All these are ensconced in a blue circular border on which its name in Devanagari and English are written.