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TRIPURA TOURISM The emblem of Tripura Tourism (TT) has multiple motifs representing the State of Tripura forming a shape of the map of Tripura. This is supported by its name written at the right bottom with ‘Tripura ‘ written in sans serif bold with multiple colours denoting the varied and extensive culture and traditions of the State. The motifs in the map include rivers, mountains, forests, mask for dance, temple facade, pineapple, rising sun, sugarcane, local woman, splashing of colours and a monkey. The emblem is attractive and communicates the places of interests effortlessly and it is dynamic.

MAHARASHTRA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, AURANGABAD The tricolour emblem of Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad (MNLUA) has the picture of Kailash Temple pillar from Ellora caves located in Aurangabad supported by the swooshes of tricolour within a circle. This is ensconced by a blue and tricolour decorative borders in which its name and place are inscribed. Its motto in Sanskrit ‘यतो धर्मस्ततो जयः’ ( Mahabharata ) meaning ‘Where There is Dharma, There will Be Victory’ is inscribed below the seal.

ODISHA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY In 1961, the Legislature of the State of Orissa enacted the Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology Act, 20 of 1961 with the object of establishing and incorporating a University of Agriculture and Technology. The university was inaugurated by Prof. John K. Galbraith on August 24, 1962 and began its functioning from February 1, 1963, when the Utkal Krushi Mahavidyalaya and the Orissa College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry with their staff were transferred to the university. The emblem of the university has motifs of a bullock with a plough on flowing water supported by a tractor and a power tiller placed on a green circle. The green circle is ensconced by a border, on which the name of the university and its year of establishment are inscribed. The circular emblem is supported by a pair of wheat spikes and crested by the Sun Temple of Konark. Below the seal, on a banner the name is written in Odia. The cattle, p

BENNETT UNIVERSITY Bennett University (BU) was established under Uttar Pradesh Act No. 24 of 2016. This was published through Gazette notification No 1402(2)/LXXIX-V- 1-16- 1(Ka)- 25-2016 dated September 16, 2016 of the Government of Uttar Pradesh in Greater Noida. The emblem of the university in the tones of red and blue is adapted from its promoter the Times of India group. It has a red shield with a pair of elephants facing each other with their trunks raised in silhouette and supported by two strokes of blue tones. The negative space between elephants forms a dome of a temple. At its right the name of the university is written in blue serif bold font and its promoter’s name in red. The shield represents strength, credibility and timelessness; the pair of elephants symbolise seeking knowledge with renewed energy, protection and prowess; the dome represents the temple of knowledge; the colour red denotes passion, power, strength, courage, determination, energy and celebration

AIPH UNIVERSITY The Asian Institute of Public Health (AIPH) came into being in 2008 in the country. AIPH started a flagship programme, Master of Public Health (MPH) under an Indo-US partnership in 2010, which became self sufficient in 2015. These exceptional educational and outstanding research programmes resulted in getting AIPH a university status through state legislature in 2018. Its circular emblem in yellow and brown colours has a tree supported by a pair of hands. The tree is made up of motifs of an animal’s paw, DNA structure, a flying bird and humans. All these are ensconced in brown and black circular outlines. Around this on a yellow border, its name is written on top and the bottom its motto in Sanskrit ‘विद्ययाऽमृतमश्नुते’ meaning ‘Be Immortal Through Knowledge’. The border is decorated with twenty four towers of the local temple. The tree symbolises strength, individuality and expression, calmness, growth and the interconnectedness of everything; supporting hands a

VELLORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) was established under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956 and in 1984 as a self-financing institution called the Vellore Engineering College. The Union Ministry of Human Resources Development conferred University status on Vellore Engineering College in 2001. The emblem of VIT is the Sri Jalakandeswarar temple, located within Vellore Fort. Its gopuram and walls are prominent in this circular emblem with ‘VIT’ written above. This is ensconced in a circular border on which the name is written. At the bottom on a banner, its motto in Tamil ‘உழைப்பே உயர்வுதரும்’ meaning ‘Only Labour shall Elevate’ is written.

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AMRITSAR Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Amritsar is the fifteenth IIM set up by the Ministry of Education (earlier Ministry of Human Resource Development) with the support of the Government of Punjab. After the registration of IIM Amritsar Society on July 27, 2015, the first batch for the class of 2015-17 was enrolled in August 2015. The Indian Institute of Management Amritsar organised a logo with moto design competition, online through the ‘MyGov’ portal in January 2018 in order to seek people’s involvement and participation in the promotion of IIM Amritsar. A total of 850 entries were received for logo with moto design from different parts of the country. The expert committee shortlisted five entries for the selection of final selection of logo for IIM Amritsar and Board of Governors of IIM Amritsar finalised the logo. The winning logo was designed by Prashant Anant Patil. The logo is inspired by the ‘Flower of Life’ tile design located in

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY TIRUCHIRAPALLY, TAMILNADU The National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli was formerly known as REC Tiruchirappallii. It is one among the 31 NITs and its basic structure of organisation, functions and powers of the Institute are briefed in the NIT Acts and Statutes. NIT Tiruchirappalli started with three engineering branches, namely, Electrical, Mechanical and Civil. In its emblem the three branches are represented by the transmission tower, Archimedes lifting the earth with a lever and a multi-storied structure. At the bottom of the cog wheel is the Sanskrit phrase - 'Satyameva Jayate' meaning, 'Truth Alone Triumphs'. The two lighted lamps on either side symbolise the light of knowledge and truth. In the foreground are the major landmarks of the city: the ‘Rockfort Temple’ and the ‘Our Lady of Lourdes Church’. At the base of the Rockfort Temple is 1964, the year of establishment. The emblem is embellished with

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY TIRUPATI The logo of Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati (IITT) shows two layers of elements, the text in the foreground and a series of images in the background. The text layer carries the acronym in Roman script and the name of the institute in Devanagari script. Whereas the elements in the background stand complementing aesthetically and symbolically with the text in the foreground and forming an essential unity in the composition. Elements in the background are abstract images showing three human faces and an icon of the ‘trithiya nethra’ or the vertical third eye. The composition shows a scene of an ongoing conversation among the people discussing possibly about the element put between them that of the third eye. These graphically simplified elements are rendered using the combination of red and white vertical lines or bands inspired from the practice of adoring the walls of temple premises in South India. Logos are an impo

CHOLA (CHOZHA) DYNASTY The  Chola (Chozha) Dynasty was a Tamil thalassocratic empire of southern India and one of the longest-ruling dynasties in world history. The earliest datable references to the Chola are from inscriptions dated to the 3rd century BCE during the reign of Ashoka of the Maurya Empire. As one of the Three Crowned Kings of Tamizhagam, along with the Chera and Pandya, the dynasty continued to govern over varying territories until the 13th century CE. Despite these ancient origins, the rise of the Chola, as the ‘Chola Empire’, only began with the medieval Cholas in the mid ninth century CE. The heartland of the Cholas was the fertile valley of the river Cauveri. They unified peninsular India, south of the Tungabhadra and held as one state for three centuries between 907 and 1215 AD. Under Rajaraja I and his successors Rajendra I, Rajadhiraja I, Rajendra II, Virajendra, and Kulothunga Chola I, the dynasty became a military, economic and cultural powerhouse in South Asia