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PATLIPUTRA UNIVERSITY

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PATLIPUTRA UNIVERSITY Patliputra University, Patna was founded on March 18, 2018, by the Government of Bihar through Letter/memo No. 15/M1-71/2016-700, dated April 9, 2018. All of the colleges in Patna and Nalanda districts of Bihar. The emblem of the university has a shield with bold red border housing the monogram of the acronym of its name on the background of the ruins of ancient Nalanda University with the lion Pillar of Mauryan era in the bottom foreground. At the bottom of the shield the university’s year of establishment is placed. On a blue banner, above the shield its motto in Sanskrit ‘योगः कर्मसु कौशलम्’ (Verse 50, Chapter 2, Bhagavad Gita) meaning ‘Yoga is Skill in Action’ is inscribed. The name of the university is written on a blue rectangle plaque in Devanagari and English below all these. The shield symbolises protection, courage, heritage, authority and bravery; the lion pillar depicts the rich and veritable history of Bihar’s education, culture and arts; the p

DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

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DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University (RPCAU), Pusa came into existence on October 7,2016 after the conversion of Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, a State agricultural university, which was established in 1970 by Government of Bihar. Its circular emblem has a gear wheel holding an inner wheel - a circular agricultural implement, its motto in Sanskrit ‘तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय’ meaning from ‘Darkness to Light’, a pillar with flame, a stem of cereal, a cattle, a stupa and remnants of Nalanda. Each of these elements represents Bihar and agriculture and allied activities. Below this on a banner the university’s name is written in Devanagari.

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BODH GAYA

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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BODH GAYA Indian Institute of Manangement Bodh Gaya (IIMBG) fosters a culture and curriculum whose sole purpose is to create socially responsible managers and emotionally mature leaders. IIM Bodh Gaya lays emphasis on practical learning as students partake in case studies, sessions with industry experts, live projects, etc. On January 14, 2020, His Holiness the fourteenth Dalai Lama gave IIM Bodh Gaya a new identity by unveiling the logo of the institute. This was a historic moment for the IIM which prides itself as 'The Enlightening IIM' to have its logo adorned by the blessings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The logo was designed by Chakradhar Saswade, Senior Designer, Discipline Lead – Information Design, National Institute of Design, R&D Campus, Bengaluru. The logo provides a visual identity to IIM Bodh Gaya, which combines the letters of its acronym and some symbolic images along with it. The identity carries some s

NAVA NALANDA MAHAVIHARA

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NAVA NALANDA MAHAVIHARA In the early 1950s, in order to revive the lost glory and heritage of ancient Nalanda Mahavihara, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of the Republic of India, declared that the ancient seat of Buddhist  learning at Nalanda would be revived. At the insistence of Ven. Bhikshu Jagdish Kashyap and with this goal in mind, the Government of Bihar established a research institute called ‘Magadh Institute of Post-Graduate Studies and Research in Pali and Allied Languages and Buddhist Learning’ at Nalanda in 1951. It later came to be known as Nava Nalanda Mahavihara (NNM) . The inspiration behind the establishment of this institute was to develop a centre of higher studies in Pali and Buddhism along the lines of ancient Nalanda Mahavihara. From the beginning, the institute functioned as a residential institution, with a limited number of Indian and foreign students. The present campus of the Mahavihara is 100 km from the metropolis of Patna,