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THE SANSKRIT COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY

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THE SANSKRIT COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY The foundation of Sanskrit College was laid during the British regime based on a recommendation by HT James Prinsep and Thomas Babington Macaulay. John Paskal Larkins Esquire laid the first foundation stone of the college in 1824. The institution rose into prominence and glory during the Principal ship of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. The Sanskrit College became The Sanskrit College and University June 15, 2016. The emblem of the university in saffron or orange colour has a conch, which is blowing in an vertical ellipse background and supported by a pedestal on which its name and year of establishment is inscribed. The conch or shankha is considered sacred in Hinduism as the emblem of Lord Vishnu and Buddhism. It is also known as ‘panchajanya’ and used for spreading the message and for invocation. The colour orange symbolises freshness, youthfulness, energy, adaptability, stimulation, kindness, ambition, enthusiasm and strength.

INDIAWIN SPORTS PRIVATE LIMITED

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INDIAWIN SPORTS PRIVATE LIMITED IndiaWin Sports Private Limited (ISPL) is the owner and promoter of the 'Mumbai Indians' professional twenty20 cricket team. Mumbai Indians are a franchise cricket team based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, that competes in the Indian Premier League. Founded in 2008, the team is owned by India's biggest conglomerate, Reliance Industries, through its 100% subsidiary IndiaWin Sports and its home stadium is Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The emblem of Mumbai Indians has evolved from ‘Sudarshan Chakra’ is a spinning, celestial discus with 108 serrated edges, attributed to Lord Vishnu and Lord Krishna. It has swashes of Indian tricolour around the discus and its name is written in tones of blue using a sans serif italics bold custom-made typeface. 

SRI SADARI

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SRI SADARI In Vaishnava temples, upon worshiping the Perumal (Lord Vishnu) one will get Theertham, Sadari and Thulasi. After getting the Theertham, we bow our heads to get blessed with the Sadari. Sadari is in the shape of a cap made of copper, designed like an inverted lotus and topped by the sacred feet of Lord Mahavishnu. Sadari is said to be the form of Sri Nammalwar, who is also named as ‘Sadagopan’. As Sri Nammalwar says in his Thiruvaaimozhi, that all our sins will vanish if we strongly attach ourselves to the divine feet, the sacred feet (Thiruvadi) of Sriman Narayanan. He also explains that this is the universal way of attaining Moksha (Mukthi). Since his Thriuvaaimozhi can't reach all the people in this world but at the same time, they too also have to be shown the way to attain Mukthi, Sri Nammalwar himself is found as ‘Sri Sadari’ in all Sri Vaishnavite temples. In the Sri Sadari, we can find the Thiruvadis (two feet at the top of the Sadari), which