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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HOMOEOPATHY

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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HOMOEOPATHY The green colour circular emblem of National Institute of Homoeopathy (NIH) has an inverted equilateral triangle housing the motifs of Staff of Hermes crested by a lotus with the words ‘Aude Sapere’, with the borders of the triangle bearing the Latin words ‘Similia Similibus Curantur’ meaning ‘Like is Cured by Like’. The triangle is superimposed by a circular border on which the name of the Institute is inscribed. Below the circle, on a banner its motto in Sanskrit ‘शरीरमाध्यं खलु धर्मसाधनम्’ taken from the dramatic poem called Kumarasambhavam by Mahakavi Kalidasa. It means a ‘Healthy body is the means of Fulfilment of Dharma that is duty’. The Staff of Hermes refers to medicine and medical profession and the lotus refers to purity, enlightenment, rebirth, transformation, personal growth, resilience, overcoming obstacles and divine beauty.