DR. PANJABRAO DESHMUKH KRISHI VIDYAPEETH
DR. PANJABRAO DESHMUKH KRISHI VIDYAPEETH The green circular seal of Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth (PDKV) has a glowing sun which houses three symmetrically placed leaves holding a crest of wheat, an open book and a microscope; its name and its motto in Sanskrit ‘न समृध्दिः कृषिं विना’ meaning ‘No Prosperity Without Agriculture’. The sun denotes life, energy, power, positivity, illumination, light and clarity; the leaves denote nature and agriculture, the crest and microscope represents the university’s domain of knowledge and the open book denotes education, knowledge, learning and wisdom.