Logos of India

GOVERNMENT ARYA DEGREE COLLEGE NURPUR (GADC NURPUR) The emblem of Government Arya Degree College Nurpur (GADC Nurpur) features a circle housing a shield inscribed with the motifs of a flaming torch, mountains, the fort of Nurpur and a traditional lamp and the Sanskrit letter ‘ॐ’  (Om or Ohm). The circle is ensconced by a brown circular border inscribed with the name of the college and the motto of the college in Sanskrit ‘तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय’ (Yajnavalkya, 1.3.28, Pavamana Mantra, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad), which translates to ‘From Darkness Lead Me to Light’. The letter ‘ॐ’ represents spiritual grounding, universal truth and the core Vedic ideals upon which the institution was anchored; the shield denotes protection, courage, heritage, authority and bravery; the torch stands as a universal beacon of education, wisdom and the active dissemination of knowledge; the mountains pay homage to the local terrain of Nurpur situated near the Dhauladhar range of Himachal Pradesh; the ...