The crest of the school has been inspired by the AHOM winged lion symbol of the AHOM dynasty.

Ngi Ngao Kham and the Ethnic Revival of the Tai Ahom Damrongphon Inchan

The Tai Ahom is a Tai-speaking ethnic minority in Assam, Northeast India. Until the 19th century and prior to the British colonization of India, the Tai Ahom had a Kingdom of their own.

In the area formerly known as the Ahom Kingdom, one common images found in many monuments and archeological sites are Ngi Ngao Kham, a winged lion - dragon. The ancient copper plates and coins bearing these images indicate that the Ahom sovereigns once used Ngi Ngao Kham as their royal insignia.

According to the Tai Ahom, the origin of Ngi Ngao Kham can be traced back to the Ahom buranji, the sacred manuscript. This mythical animal appears as a hybrid of a snake, a lion, a tortoise, a horse and a bird. Tai Ahom people believe that Ngi Ngao Kham also has close relationship with dragon of the Chinese.

Recently the image of Ngi Ngao Kham has re-gained popularity among the Tai Ahom and become increasingly prevalent. The motifs of this legendary creature can be found everywhere. Several cultural organizations and political movements have adopted the icon as a part of their emblems. Some even revere Ngi Ngao Kham as one of the Gods along with the Hindu Pantheon.

Ngi Ngao Kham has therefore become a dominant symbol of the Tai Ahom in their current process of re-building collective consciousness. This phenomenon along with the revival of Tai-ness in other aspects (e.g. myths, history, language and rituals) aim at reformulating the Tai Ahom ethnic identity in order to distinguish themselves from the Assamese and to define their identity amidst ethnic diversity in Modern day India.