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Dinesh Kumar Ramoo
Prince George, British Columbia
Grant of Arms, Flag and Badge
April 15, 2025
Vol. VIII, p. 373
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Blazon
Badge
A hurt charged with a hamsa wings addorsed and inverted, all within a bordure dancetty Or;
Symbolism
Badge
The sun motif repeats the symbolism of the Arms. The hamsa, which is often depicted resembling a swan, is a migratory bird of unspecified origin that frequently appears in Indian culture and Hindu iconography. Taken together, the beasts in Dr. Ramoo’s heraldic emblems symbolize the four cardinal virtues in Tamil culture: the lion for arivu, or intelligence; the hamsa for nirai, or knowledge of good and evil; the gaja-vyala or yali for ōrppu, or inquisitiveness; and the tiger for kaṭaipiṭi, or discipline.