Logos of India

CHIKKANNA GOVERNMENT ARTS COLLEGE, TIRUPUR (CGAC) The emblem of Chikkanna Government Arts College, Tirupur (CGAC) features the image of the National flag surrounded by the motifs of an elephant, hoe, open book, a traditional lamp, a gearwheel, and a bol of cotton. The seal is surmounted by a blue banner inscribed with the name of the college in Tamil and supported by a blue banner inscribed with the motto of the college in Tamil ‘எழுமின் விழுமின் உழைமின்’ (Mantra 14, Valli 3, Chapter 1, Kathopanishad - part of the dialogue between Yama and Nachiketa) meaning ‘Arise Awake Strive’. The National Flag refers to the nationalistic orientation; the elephant ; the hoe refers to agriculture; the book refers to learning and education; the lamp symbolises light, illumination, awakening, devotion, purity, guidance, protection, hope and prosperity; the gearwheel refers to industry and production; and the bol of cotton refers to the local produce and the cotton industry.