The man behind the iconic rupee symbol design is D. Udaya Kumar, an Indian academic and designer with a passion for typography and graphic design. Kumar's design for the rupee symbol is a blend of the ...

The controversial move by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has brought attention to an ironic fact - the now-dropped rupee symbol by the state was designed by a Tamilian man, D Udaya Kumar.

The rupee symbol ‘₹’ was designed by Udaya Kumar, the son of a former DMK MLA and currently an IIT professor. The M.K. Stalin government has replaced the rupee symbol with the Tamil letter ...

If DMK opposes ‘₹’ now, why didn’t it protest in 2010 when it was adopted under the Cong-led UPA, with DMK as part of the ruling alliance at the Centre?

D. Udaya Kumar, the man who designed the rupee symbol, shared his thoughts on the Tamil Nadu government's decision to replace the official rupee symbol with the Tamil letter for 'ru' from 'rubai ...

In response, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman accused DMK of promoting secessionist sentiments under the pretence of regional pride ...

In an exclusive interview with India Today, Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam, the designer of the rupee symbol, talked about how he designed the rupee symbol, the message he wanted to send and the politics ...

IIT Guwahati Professor D. Udaya Kumar discusses Tamil Nadu's new rupee logo, designed by him, amid controversy.

Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai wrote on X: “The DMK government’s State Budget for 2025-26 replaces the rupee symbol designed by a Tamilian, which was adopted by the whole of Bharat and ...

The DMK government in Tamil Nadu has sparked controversy by replacing the Indian Rupee symbol with a Tamil letter in the logo for its 2025-26 budget. The move has drawn criticism from the state BJP, ...