The Indian Historical Record Commission (IHRC) has adopted a new logo and motto to visually communicate the “unique identity” and ethos it represents, officials on Thursday said.  The new logo has been selected by the government through an online competition hosted on MyGov portal from May 12 to June 12 last year, they said.

 The entry for logo and motto submitted by Shaurya Pratap Singh (Delhi) was selected for logo as well as motto of the IHRC, the Ministry of Culture said in a statement.

 “In order to visually communicate the unique identity of IHRC and the ethos that it represents, an online competition was launched in 2023 on MyGov portal to invite the designs for logo and motto, and in response a total 436 entries were received,” the statement said.

“The pages in the shape of lotus petals represent IHRC as the resilient nodal institution for maintaining historical records. The Sarnath pillar in the middle represents India’s glorious past. Brown as the colour theme reinforces the organisation’s mission of preserving, studying and honouring India’s historical records,” the statement said.

Set up in 1919, the Historical Record Commission (IHRC), an apex advisory body on archival matters and headed by the Union Minister of Culture, acts as an all-India forum of creators, custodians and users of records to advise the government of India on the management of records and their use for historical research.  The National Archives of India in New Delhi is the Secretariat of Indian Historical Records Committee (later re-designated Indian Historical Records Commission).