GOVERNMENT ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, SATHANKULAM (GASC SATHANKULAM)
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GOVERNMENT ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, SATHANKULAM (GASC SATHANKULAM) The emblem of Government Arts and Science College for Women, Sathankulam (GASC Sathankulam) features a shield housing the motifs of a palmyrah palm, the gopuram of the local temple, a dancing woman, a flame of a lamp and an open book. The motto of the college in Tamil ‘பெண்கட்கு கல்வி கல்வியைப் பேணுதற்கே’ (Part 2, Kudumba Vilakku, Bharatidasan) meaning ‘Education for Women is for the sake of Preserving Education Itself’ is written on a cyan banner placed below the shield. The shield denotes protection, courage, heritage, authority and bravery; the palm tree refers to the local flora and its produce; the gopuram refers to divine blessings and guidance; the dancing woman refers to culture, tradition, and heritage; the flame symbolises light, illumination, awakening, devotion, purity, guidance, protection, hope and prosperity; and the book refers to education, knowledge, learning and wisdom.