Logos of India

RAJKIYA KANYA MAHAVIDYALAYA (RKMV) The emblem of Rajkiya Kanya Mahavidyalaya (RKMV) features a circle housing the motifs of a white and blue mountain range with peaks with an abstract depiction of radiant yellow sun and an open book and motto of the college in Sanskrit ‘सा विद्या या विमुक्तये’ (Rishi Parāśara, 1,19.41, Viṣṇu Purāṇa), which translates to ‘Knowledge is the One That Liberates’. The circle is ensconced by a yellow circular border inscribed with the name and place of the college in Devanagari and six pairs of red dots. The mountain range pays direct homage to the geographical context of the college in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh; the radiant sun represents the dawn of awakening, enlightenment and the eradication of the darkness of ignorance; the book represents structured education, literacy, continuous learning and the formal acquisition of wisdom; and the red dots flanking both sides of the circle visually balance the circular crest, commonly symbolizing institutional...