--- title: "What is the mascot of the 2016 South Asian Games?" description: "What is the mascot of the 2016 South Asian Games?" author: "Uthkarsh pal" published: 2018-02-15 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34406/what-is-the-mascot-of-the-2016-south-asian-games category: "sports" tags: ["sport"] reading_time: 1 minute --- # What is the mascot of the 2016 South Asian Games? What is the mascot of the 2016 [South Asian Games](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38963/the-13th-south-asian-games-will-be-held-in-which-country-q)? ## Answers ### Answer by akriti kashyap **[South Asian](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38590/india-finished-at-top-in-the-recently-concluded-south-asian-games-2016-how-many-medals-india-won-in-this-event) [Games](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1041/commonwealth-games-2022-is-all-set-to-take-off-from-today-in-birmingham) 2016!** ![What is the mascot of the 2016 South Asian Games?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/a6ca8221-420f-4ef0-8329-9a330c726826/images/14b6dc41-d288-482b-bb3a-1f4a4e644c69.png)\ The **12th South Asian Games 2016** will be mutually facilitated by **Guwahati** and **Shillong** from **February 6-16**, **2016**. "**TIKHOR**", **a one-horned rhino**, is the mascot of the games. It conveys the message and goal of peace, stability, amity, and advance in the South Asian region. **Tikhor** is a mainstream character from **Burhi Aair Sadhu (Grand Mother's Tales)**. The book is the main assemblage of kids' society stories by **Sahityarathi Lakshminath Bezboruah**, a doyen of present-day Assamese literature. The logo of the occasion is a **flower** with **eight petals** speaking to the **8-taking** an interest countries. The signature song of the diversions is '**Ei prithivi ekhan krirangan/krira hol shantir prangan**' (This world is a play arena and games are an image of peace). The song was composed by **Bhupen Hazarika in 1995**. ![What is the mascot of the 2016 South Asian Games?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/a6ca8221-420f-4ef0-8329-9a330c726826/images/0c41302b-9e36-4d1d-b23e-27c4b8fd9b7f.png) \ ## Cheers to the Sportsmanship! \ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34406/what-is-the-mascot-of-the-2016-south-asian-games Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.