When he received his cheque of Rs 100,000, Pande, a designer by profession, said, ‘I read through their concept notes and knew that I had to create something which is easily recognisable. Any rural person would be able to can recognise the sun and the fingerprint.’ The jury that finalised Pande’s logo said, ‘a sun in red and yellow, with a fingerprint traced across, effectively communicates the vision for Aadhaar. It represents the dawn of equal opportunity for each individual, a dawn that emerges from the unique identity that the number guarantees for each individual.’
