Logos of India

GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE RAMSHEHAR (GDC RAMSHEHAR) The emblem of Government Degree College Ramshehar (GDC Ramshehar) features a circle housing the motifs of  a green mountain range with radiant yellow rising sun and an open book crested by a lit candle and supported by a pair of peacocks. The circle is ensconced by a light blue circular border inscribed with 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 name of the college in Devanagari and a pair of lotus buds. The green mountains refer to the scenic outer Himalayas, nestled within the Shivalik foothills, which forms the locale of the college; the sun symbolises the dawn of wisdom, intellectual enlightenment and the eradication of the darkness of ignorance; the open book represents formal education, academic excellence and accessible learning; the burning flame of the candle represents th...