JNU to patent logo, add 'Tamso ma Jyotirgamaya' motto

The motto is a part of the Sanskrit chant from Brihadaranyaka Upanishad that translates to 'Lead us from darkness to light'.

The Jawaharlal Nehru University logo will now add its 'Tamso ma Jyotirgamaya' motto and be registered for patenting, an official said on Thursday.

Vice-Chancellor Santishree Pandit told the media that a decision to modify the university's old, unregistered logo to include the Tamso ma Jyotirgamaya motto was passed in a meeting of the Executive Council which was held on November 24.

"We are not making any changes. The old logo was not registered. We are registering the same logo with our motto, (it was) passed unanimously by the Executive Council," she said.

Meanwhile, JNU administration has undertaken roofwater proofing of several hostels that were facing leakage issues.

"Repair and renovation work is underway at several hostels, the academic building and staff quarters and tenders have been floated for the same," said JNU Registrar Ravikesh, as reported by The Week.     

"Roofwater proofing is being done in several hostels," JNU Teachers' Association President DK Lobiyal said.

Last year University Grants Commission allocated INR 28 crore to Jawaharlal Nehru University for various projects including work on structural repair and renovation of academic buildings, hostels and staff quarters.

204 NDA cadets conferred JNU degrees: During the convocation ceremony of the 145th course of National Defence Academy (NDA) held at the Habibullah Hall of NDA in Pune on Wednesday, a total of 204 cadets were conferred degrees from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).

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