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CRAFT REVIVAL TRUST The reddish brown pictorial emblem of Craft Revival Trust (CRT) has a tree bearing  veena, a lotus, a globe, a pen, a star, a computer, an open book, an eye and a glowing sun. All these motifs refer to the preservation, nourishment, innovation, globalisation and promotion of arts and crafts. Below the pictorial, the name of the Trust is written. The reddish brown colour signifies the earthiness, simplicity, stability, humility, warmth, reliability, endurance, timelessness and tradition.

PANDIT S.N. SHUKLA UNIVERSITY The emblem of Pandit S.N. Shukla University (PTSNSU) has a red lotus spread out in flat circular form houses a white border, which ensconces a blue circle with motifs of a traditional lamp, a veena and a book. On the white border, its name and motto in Sanskrit which is an extract from the Kathopanishad ‘विद्ययाऽमृतमश्नुते’, (Shloka 11, Ishopanishad) meaning ‘Immortality is Gained from Learning’ are inscribed.The lotus represents purity, enlightenment, rebirth, transformation, personal growth, resilience, overcoming obstacles and divine beauty; the veena represents art and Goddess Saraswati; the book refers to learning, education, knowledge and wisdom; the lamp represents light, illumination, awakening, devotion, purity, guidance, protection, hope and prosperity; the colour red symbolises passion, power, strength, courage, determination, energy and celebration and the colour blue symbolises serenity, calmness, trust, spirituality, calmness, wisdom,

HEMCHANDRACHARYA NORTH GUJARAT UNIVERSITY The emblem of Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University (HNGU) has a line drawing of Goddess Saraswati seated on a lotus with swan and veena, placed on a pedastel with an attractive arch with decorations. The arch bears its name in Devanagari. The Goddess represents learning, education, wisdom, knowledge and learning. The motto in Sanskrit ‘पावका नः सरस्वती’ (Rig Veda 1.3.10) meaning ‘Sarasvatī, the Purifier’ is placed below the motif of Goddess. 

INDIRA KALA SANGEET VISHWAVIDYALAYA The insignia of Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya (IKSV) with a green circular border and a light brown inner border house the motifs of Lord Natarja and a Veena symbolising dance and music respectively and its motto in Sanskrit ‘सुस्वराः सन्तु सर्वेऽपि’ meaning ‘May All Live in Tune’. The light brown border is inscribed with the name of the founder and the green border is inscribed with its name and place in Devanagari.

MODY UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY The insignia of Mody University of Science and Technology (MUST) has a gear wheel houses a circular border which is inscribed with its name and place. Inside the border on the circle there are motifs of a swan and a veena supported by an open book. Below the gear wheel, on a banner its motto in Sanskrit ‘तेजस्विनावधीतमस्तु’ (Dialogue between Nachiketa and Yamacharya, 19, Canto 3, Part 3, Katha Upanishad, Krishna Yajur Veda) meaning ‘May our Study be Vigorous and Effective’. The gear wheel symbolises interconnectedness, efficiency, precision, progress, advancement, synchronisation, timing, order and structure; the veena and swan are associated with Goddess Saraswati, the God of Learning and the open book symbolises learning, knowledge, education and wisdom.

BHAKTA KAVI NARSINH MEHTA UNIVERSITY Bhakta Kavi Narsinh Mehta University (BKNMU), a State University was established by the Government of Gujarat vide Gujarat Act No. 23 of 2015 on September 16, 2015, situated at Junagadh city of the Saurashtra region, Gujarat State, India. The circular emblem of the university has the motifs of the fifteenth century poet-saint Bhakta Kavi Narsinh Mehta with mountains and sun in the backdrop. An open book and an ocellus of a peacock is also placed alongside and is supported by a veena. The place of the university is written at the bottom. The red circular border carries the name of the university. On the bottom of the border, on a yellow banner its motto in Gujarati ‘વિદ્યા વિના ન મુક્તિ’ meaning ‘There is No Liberation Without Knowledge’ is written. The open book symbolises education, knowledge and wisdom; the ocellus denotes beauty and self-expression and the veena denotes grand benediction, positivity and divine blessings.

RABINDRA BHARATI UNIVERSITY Rabindra Bharati University was founded on May 8, 1962, under the Rabindra Bharati Act to mark the birth centenary of poet Rabindranath Tagore at his residential house at Kolkata. The emblem of the university is a modified version of Vishva Bharati University in square shape with woodcut like elements dividing the square into six parts. The upper part bears the name of the university in Bengali and in the centre a lotus with sixteen petals holding a book of palm leaf manuscript. The side panels house a pen in one and a vina and the bottom panels hold a swastika, its name in Devanagari and a mask of folk dance. The palm leaf book symbolises education, knowledge and wisdom; the lotus symbolises purity, enlightenment, rebirth, transformation, personal growth, resilience, overcoming obstacles and divine beauty; the pen represents freedom, intelligence, creativity, professionalism, determination and diligence; the vina represents music, arts and dance;

ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY In the early 1920s to promote Tamil Literature, Rajah Sir S. R. M. Annamalai Chettiar founded Sri Minakshi College, Sri Minakshi Tamil College and Sri Minakshi Sanskrit College in a rural setup at Chidambaram. In 1928, Rajah Sir S. R. M. Annamalai Chettiar agreed with the local Government to handover the above said institution for establishing a university. Thus, on January 1, 1929 Annamalai University was established as per Annamalai University Act 1928 (Tamil Nadu Act 1 of 1929). In 2013, the Annamalai University Act, 2013 (Tamil Nadu Act 20 of 2013), was passed and has come into force from September 25, 2013. The emblem of the university has a shield divided into six parts holding elephants, lotus, veena, coconut palm and a south indian temple in cyan, pink and orange. Below the shield its motto ‘With Courage and Faith’ is written on a red banner. The shield symbolises protection, courage, heritage, authority and bravery; the lotus denotes purity, enlight

SAURASHTRA UNIVERSITY Saurashtra University, established on May 23, 1967, is situated in Rajkot city of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat State. The emblem of the university has a lion sitting in front of a mountain range with rising sun accompanied by a veena, an open book and a space shuttle. All these are ensconced by a brown circle with floral design patterns, which carries the university’s motto in Sanskrit ‘पावका नः सरस्वती’ meaning ‘Goddess Saraswati, who Nourishes and Sanctifies’ and its name. The lion, the mountains and the rising sun represents the geography of the location of the university. The veena symbolises gyana and when the veena is played and the musical notes are produced, it is as though knowledge is radiating out in all directions. Open book denotes knowledge and wisdom and space shuttle symbolises the exploration of space and space science.

AVINASHILINGAM INSTITUTE FOR HOME SCIENCE & HIGHER EDUCATION FOR WOMEN Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women (AIHSHEW), Coimbatore was established as an aided college by Padma Bhushan Dr. T. S. Avinashilingam under the auspices of the Avinashilingam Education Trust in 1957. Dr. Rajammal P. Devadas, doyen of Home Science nurtured the institution. The emblem of the university is a traditional ‘kuthuvilakku’, a veena, a lotus and a book are placed in front of a traditionally decorated house ensconced by a circular line around which the name of the university is written. At the bottom the motto of the university ‘Seek and Ye Shall Find’ is written. The kuthuvilakku symbolises knowledge. Its shape forms the image of a human in ‘dhyana mudra’, the base symbolising yogic sitting posture, the stem denotes the erect body, the top denotes the face and the five wicks denote the five elements (panchabhutas). Veena symbolises the Goddess of lear

TAMIL UNIVERSITY The Tamil University was established at Thanjavur, by the Government of Tamil Nadu on September 15, 1981 under the provision of the Tamil University Act No.9 of 1982 and was recognized by the University Grants Commission on June 11,1985. The idea of a separate university for Tamil language was mooted in 1925 and took shape in 1981 under Dr. M. G. Ramachandran. The university is enshrined with the motto ‘உள்ளுவதெல்லாம் உயர்வுள்ளல்’, which means ‘What All You Think,Think Highly of…’. The emblem of the university has a Mollweide projection of the earth to symbolise the worldwide reach of the Tamil language forming the backdrop for the motifs of Thanjavur Brihadeeswara Temple gopuram - representing the cradle of Tamil civilisation; its motto in Tamil; a peacock, the vehicle of Lord Murugan; a bunch of palm leaf manuscripts depicting the history of Tamil; language and a veena and cymbals representing Tamil music tradition. The globe is topped by the name of the uni

THE TAMILNADU DR. J JAYALALITHAA MUSIC AND FINE ARTS UNIVERSITY The Tamilnadu Dr. J Jayalalithaa Music and Fine Arts University (TTDJJMFAU) was exclusively to foster, popularise, promote the music and fine arts so as to preserve traditional systems of Indian music, performing arts and fine arts practised in Tamilnadu. The circular logo has a green circular border, which carries the name of the university in Tamil and English. Inside the border on a grey background of gopuram - the emblem of the Government of Tamilnadu, silhouette images of a dancer, painter and a sculptor supported by a violet veena are placed. Below the veena an open and a traditional lamp is kept atop a pedestal which carries the motto of the university in Tamil ‘பயிற்சி பண்படுத்தும்’ meaning ‘Practice Makes Perfect’. The open book denotes knowledge and wisdom and the traditional lamp symbolises light, illumination, awakening, devotion, purity, guidance, protection, hope and prosperity.

VARDHMAN MAHAVEER OPEN UNIVERSITY Vardhman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU) is a State open university located in Kota, Rajasthan, India. It was established in 1987 and is named after Vardhman Mahaveer, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism. The circular emblem of the university has an atomic structure, a veena, an open book, its name and place and its year of establishment on a yellow circle with a red border. This is surrounded by a sixteen petalled lotus in black and a brown border, which carries the name of the university in Devanagari  and banner bearing its motto in Sanskrit ‘सा विध्या या विमुक्तये meaning ‘That is Knowledge, which Liberates’ at the bottom. Veena is a musical instrument with deep roots in Indian classical music and it denotes Goddess Saraswati, the God of Learning, harmony, balance, wisdom, knowledge and meditation; atomic structure denotes the scope of science education and its depth; open book denotes knowledge and wisdom and lotus embodies profound spirit