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Designed by Professor Him Chatterjee, Department of Visual Arts, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla

The UGC Portrait

This emblematic portrait of the University Grant Commission captures an
essence of the education philosophy from our traditional knowledge systems.

The Orange colour scheme represents Knowledge. The Swan represents
Goddess Saraswati spreading her wings of Knowledge. The merged icons
from the national emblems, the lion and the Dharma Chakra signifying
forward and onward movement and Buddhi in the form of the open books
below is the emblem of UGC. The owl eyes stand for the Goddess Laxmi
and Ghara representing wealth in the form of Grant. The space between
the Gyan Chakra and Sahasara Chakra signals transcendental knowledge
and consciousness.

Further, the image in totality communicates the balance of thoughts from an
array of disciplines acquired through the logical-analytical processes by the
brain’s left hemisphere brain and the creative and artistic disciplines acquired
through the brain’s right hemisphere. The zodiac signs in the foreground

own world, while the question marks inscribed on the eyes signify curiosity
and inquiry which are integral to education, teaching and research.