KOLLAM: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday unveiled the new logo of Sree Narayana Guru Open University by presenting it to Higher Education Minister Dr R Bindu. The new logo features Gurudeva's portrait and Gurudeva's words 'Liberation through Education.'

Gurudeva's portrait is in the middle of a lotus leaf, a symbol of knowledge. Below Gurudeva's portrait is a book that stands on the trunks of two elephants on either side. The previous logo selected by the university had drawn criticism due to the absence of Sree Narayana Guru's portrait.

The new logo was selected by a committee chaired by Adoor Gopalakrishnan. The logo was designed by Ansar Mangalathoppu, a painter and teacher at the College of Fine Arts, Thiruvananthapuram.

Ansar Mangalathoppu created the new logo at a workshop organized by the Adoor Gopalakrishnan Committee at the Fine Arts College.