{"id":95307,"date":"2025-03-14T05:57:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T05:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/?p=95307"},"modified":"2025-03-14T05:57:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T05:57:16","slug":"rupee-symbol-replaced-by-tamil-nadu-was-designed-by-a-tamilian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/?p=95307","title":{"rendered":"Rupee Symbol, Replaced By Tamil Nadu, Was Designed By A Tamilian"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Tamil government’s decision to replace the Indian rupee symbol with a new logo – Tamil alphabet ‘Ru’ – has triggered a massive political controversy amid the ongoing language battle. Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday released the logo online while unveiling the Budget 2025-26 logo. This has drawn huge criticism<\/a> from the Opposition, with the Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) calling it “condemnable and laughable”.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Who is D Udaya Kumar?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

D Udaya Kumar<\/a>, currently working as a professor at IIT Guwahati, designed the Indian rupee symbol in 2010 during the Manmohan Singh regime. He is the son of N Dharmalingam, a former DMK MLA who represented the Rishivandiyam constituency in Tamil Nadu.<\/p>\n

Mr Kumar’s design was chosen from 3,000 entries submitted nationwide, and he received an award of Rs 2.5 lakh. The symbol is a blend of Indian and Roman letters – capital ‘R’ and Devanagri ‘Ra’ which represents rupaiah. It has two horizontal stripes at the top, symbolising the national flag and the “equal to” sign.<\/p>\n

The Centre had officially adopted the rupee symbol<\/a> on July 15, 2010.<\/p>\n

According to his website, Mr Kumar has a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture and a Master’s Degree in Design (visual communication). He completed his PhD in design from the Industrial Design Centre, IIT Bombay. The Indian rupee designer has also worked as a senior designer and then as a design head in a monthly magazine – Intelligent Computing CHIP.<\/p>\n

Mr Kumar’s areas of interest include visual communication design, architecture, and design research with a special focus on Tamil typography.<\/p>\n

Speaking to NDTV, Mr Kumar said he was proud of his creation but refused to snub the state government, adding that the decision did not impact him since a designer must be ready to face such challenges in his work.<\/p>\n

“Not all our designs are successful or appreciated. You may also face criticism. As a designer, you always take them positively, learn from them, and move on. I do not see this (move) as disrespectful or a disregard of my work,” he said.<\/p>\n

\u200bD Udaya Kumar, currently working as a professor at IIT Guwahati, designed the Indian rupee symbol in 2010.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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