State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005 right and left. Forming an integral part of the emblem is the motto inscribed below the abacus in Devanagari script: "Satyameva jayate" सत्यमेव जयते (). This is a quote from Mundaka Upanishad, the concluding part of the sacred Hindu Vedas. This National Emblem was adopted on 26 January 1950, the day that India became a republic. State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005 State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005 is an Act of Parliament of India which regulates the improper or commercial usage of the Emblem of India. The emblem of India is
Emblem of Kerala regularly used in all correspondences and decrees of the state. In 1902, H.H Rajarishi Rama Varma Maharaja modified the state emblem to suit to his western tastes. 2 guarding elephants were added, in addition to a banner below the original emblem carrying the official motto in English along with addition of Kochi Crown Image to its crest. The emblem continued to represent the Kingdom until 1947 when the state merged with Travancore to form a new state of Travancore-Kochi. Travancore was formed in 1729, under leadership of H.H Marthanda Varma. Since the days of Venad, the family emblem of Thrippapur