GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE, UKHRAL (GDC UKHRAL)
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GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE, UKHRAL (GDC UKHRAL) The emblem of Government Degree College, Ukhral (GDC Ukhral) features a circle housing the motifs of mountain range with peaks, flowing river, evergreen pine trees and orange rising sun with radiating rays supported by a flaming torch placed above an open book and the motto of the college in Sanskrit ‘कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः’ (Verse 8, Chapter 3 , Bhagavad Gita), which translates to ‘Action is Better than Inaction’. An angel-like winged figure is placed over the sun. The circle is ensconced by a dark blue circular border inscribed with the name and place of the college and its year of establishment. The snow-capped mountains and river capture the actual physical topography of the Pogal Paristan (Ukhral) region; the evergreen pine trees flanking the landscape symbolise resilience, endurance and steady growth amidst harsh conditions; and the sun symbolises the dawn of a new era, hope and the removal of the darkness of ignorance through ...