A reworked version of the National Medical Commission's logo featuring the image of Hindu deity Dhanwantari has drawn strong reactions from members of the medical fraternity, with many calling it 'unsecular'.
The new logo consisting of an image of Dhanwantari, a Hindu God associated with Ayurveda, and the word 'Bharat' instead of 'India', has reportedly been in use for a year, and has now only been revamped to make the image clearer, according to officials.
"Earlier, it was in black and white and, therefore, not visible in printouts. We have simply used a colour photo in the centre of the logo," an NMC official was quoted as saying by the Times of India.