peacock became national bird of india in 1963.
peacock became national bird of india in 1963.
when did peacock became national bird of india?
1963
prominent in many cultures, the peacock has been used in numerous iconic representations, including being designated the national bird of india in 1963. the peacock, known as "mayura" in sanskrit, has enjoyed a fabled place in india since and is frequently depicted in temple art, mythology, poetry, folk music and traditions. a sanskrit derivation of "mayura" is from the root "mi" for kill and said to mean "killer of snakes". many hindu deities are associated with the bird, krishna is often depicted with a feather in his headband, while worshippers of shiva associate the bird as the steed of the god of war, kartikeya (also known as skanda or murugan). a story in the "uttara ramayana" describes the head of the devas, indra, who unable to defeat ravana, sheltered under the wing of peacock and later blessed it with a "thousand eyes" and fearlessness from serpents. another story has indra who after being cursed with a thousand ulcers was transformed into a peacock with a thousand eyes.
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contrary to popular belief, the peacock was not originally used as nbc's official primary logo; the 1956 and 1962 versions were used solely to identify the network's color broadcasts, while other logos, initially the xylophone logo but most commonly the nbc snake logo, identified nbc itself. the peacock became so identified with nbc that it was incorporated into the network logo in 1979 by fred silverman, then president of nbc, due to prior research from 1977 in nbc's corporate planning department by peter h. kliegman who recommended the station identification value of the peacock and suggested the peacock be utilized as a logo. the peacock became the sole logo in 1986.
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