CAUVERY COLLEGE
CAUVERY COLLEGE The emblem of Cauvery College features the images of the Rajagopuram of Lord Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam, Kallanai (Grand Anicut), a ‘kuthuvilakku’ (traditional lamp), a woman graduate, a lotus with a book and the Rockfort of Tiruchirapally in a circle ensconced by a blue circular border inscribed with the name and place of the college in Tamil. Below the seal, on a blue banner, the motto of the college in Tamil ‘கற்க நிற்க’ (391, Thirukkural, Thiruvalluvar) meaning ‘Learn Thoroughly (What Should be Learned) to adopt, to apply (the acquired learning)’. The Rockfort, which symbolises the geographical and cultural heritage of the city of Tiruchirapally; Kallanai is an ancient dam built across the river Cauvery, built by Chola King Karikalan in the 2nd century AD; the Rajagopuram of the Srirangam Temple is the tallest gopuram in Asia and stands as a representation of lofty thoughts and deeds which the institution presents; the lamp is a metaphoric rep...