Logos of India

GOVERNMENT ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE, KUTHALAM (GASC KUTHALAM) The emblem of Government Arts and Science College, Kuthalam (GASC Kuthalam) features a shield housing the motifs of a stack of books and a ‘kuthuvilakku’ (a traditional lamp) a hand holding a ‘karlakattai’ (a wooden club) and the gopuram of Sri Sri Arumbanna Vanamulai Nayaki Uthavedeeswarar Temple. The shield is crested by the Dharma Chakra supported by a pair of peacocks. Below the shield, on a green banner, the motto of the college in Tamil ‘கற்றனைத்தூறும் அறிவு’ (Thiruvalluvar, 396, Thirukkural) meaning ‘Knowledge Grows As Much As One Learns’ is inscribed. The shield denotes protection, courage, heritage, authority and bravery; The lamp symbolises light, illumination, awakening, devotion, purity, guidance, protection, hope and prosperity; the books refer to learning, education, knowledge and wisdom; the karlakattai symbolises sports and fitness; the chakra is the wheel of Dharma; the peacocks symbolise regrowth...