VINOBA BHAVE UNIVERSITY
VINOBA BHAVE UNIVERSITY Vinoba Bhave University (VBU) is the fruit of a years long endeavour by the people of Hazaribag. In 1992 The Bihar State Assembly amended the Bihar State Universities Act 1976, carving Vinoba Bhave University out of Ranchi University. It was named after the saint and pioneer of the Bhoodan Movement, Acharya Vinoba Bhave. The emblem of the university has a traditional lamp placed inside a circle, surrounded by an eight petalled red lotus, which is ensconced in a circular border carrying the name of the university and its place in Devanagari. At the bottom, on a blue banner its motto in Sanskrit 'जीवनं सत्यशोधनम्’ meaning ‘Life is the Purification of Truth’ is written. The traditional lamp symbolises light, illumination, awakening, devotion, purity, guidance, protection, hope and prosperity. Lotus denotes purity, enlightenment, rebirth, transformation, personal growth, resilience, overcoming obstacles and divine beauty. The circle denotes perpetui