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?

Rather, it was a new addition. Here is everything you need to know about the history of the Rupee symbol, its design and concept, and controversies. The rupee symbol was presented to the public by ...

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 ...

I designed this 15 years ago when the then Central ... He added that he never anticipated such a debate over the rupee symbol, saying, "I am really happy about being the designer of this symbol ...

IIT Guwahati Professor D Udaya Kumar, who designed the Indian rupee symbol, distanced himself from the controversy over Tamil Nadu's decision to replace the Devanagari symbol with a Tamil letter ...

Defending his government's move to replace the rupee symbol with the Tamil letter 'Ru' in the state Budget logo, Chief Minister MK Stalin said even Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had used ...