Logos of India

GYAN CHAND JAIN COMMERCE COLLEGE, CHAIBASA (GCJCC CHAIBASA) The emblem of Gyan Chand Jain Commerce College, Chaibasa (GCJCC Chaibasa) features an open book, a traditional lamp and a swan placed on a circular radiant background. The circle is ensconced by a circular border inscribed with the name of the college in Devanagari. The motto of the college in Sanskrit from Kathopanishad reads ‘विद्ययाऽमृतमश्नुते’, (Shloka 11, Ishopanishad) meaning ‘Immortality is Gained from Learning’ is inscribed on a banner placed below the seal. The book is a classic symbol for the conservation and carriage of knowledge, representing literacy and the accessibility of information; the lamp symbolises light, illumination, awakening, devotion, purity, guidance, protection, hope and prosperity; the swan symbolises the pursuit of knowledge, purity and the ability to discriminate between right and wrong; and the radiant background from behind the book represents a sun or a source of light, a metaphor for ...