Meaning of icai motto

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CA MAYANK SHARMA (Querist)
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31 December 2014 Could any one explain the meaning of the motto of ICAI i.e. " Ya Aeshu Suptaeshu Jagruti " means " a person who is awake in those that sleep " ?

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31 December 2014 It means you are awaken when others are sleeping...sleeping in this sense not real sleep but knowledgewise you are awaken compared to others and is updated.

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CMA. CS. Sanjay Gupta (Expert)
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01 January 2015 The motto of the ICAI is Ya Aeshu Suptaeshu Jagruti (Sanskrit:या एष सुप्तेषु जागति). The motto literally means "a person who is awake in those that sleep". It is a quotation from the Upanishads (Kathopanishad). It was given to the ICAI at the time of its formation in 1949 by Sri Aurobindo as a part of its emblem. CA. C. S. Shastri, a Chartered Accountant from Chennai went to Sri Aurobindo and requested him through a letter to give an emblem to the newly formed Institute of which he was an elected member from the Southern India. In reply to this request, Sri Aurobindo gave him the emblem with a Garuda, the mythical eagle in the centre and a quotation from the Upanishad:Ya Aeshu Suptaeshu Jagruti. The emblem along with the motto was placed at the first meeting of the Council of the Institute and was accepted amongst many other emblems placed by other members of the Council.

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