- The Governor General of Canada
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Manohar Ramchandra Rao Purohit
Calgary, Alberta
Grant of Arms and Flag
January 18, 1999
Vol. III, p. 292
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Blazon
Arms
Gules a cross Argent voided throughout of the field first and fourth a steam locomotive wheel Or second and third an open book Argent bound Or;
Crest
Issuant from a coronet the upper rim set with maple leaves Gules alternating with lotus flowers Rose a demi pronghorn antelope Or pendant from its dexter foreleg scales of justice Gules;
Motto
In Sanskrit, meaning "Let the ray of knowledge banish the darkness."
Flag
A banner of the Arms;
Symbolism
In general, the symbolism of emblems prior to 2000 does not exist in an appropriate format for the online Register.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on July 22, 2000, in Volume 134, page 2263 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Eva Pilar-Cass
Calligrapher
Suzzann Wright
Recipient Information
Individual