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 ...

Indian rupee sign row: IIT Guwahati Professor D Udaya Kumar, the creator of India’s official rupee symbol “₹,” has distanced himself from the controversy surrounding the Tamil Nadu ...

Kumar's journey to creating the rupee symbol began with a nationwide contest organized by the Indian government. His design ...

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.

Udaya Kumar said there are different views and opinions, and that he would like to limit himself to the design aspect. Read: Tamil Nadu Replaces Rupee Symbol In State Budget Amid Massive Row With ...

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 ...

The tussle over the three-language formula under the NEP with the Centre intensified as the Tamil Nadu government, led by ...

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 ...

In 2025, the rupee symbol found itself in a controversy again when the Tamil Nadu government let go of it in its Budget logo. IIT Guwahati professor Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam, the designer of the ...