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 ...

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 ...

The ruling party replaced the Devanagari rupee symbol with the Tamil letter for the same in its 2025-26 budget logo, triggering criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Kumar said he has no ...

The Tamil Nadu government unveiled a new Tamil-script-based rupee logo for the 2025-26 state budget, sparking political discussions. IIT Professor D Udaya Kumar, designer of the original Indian rupee ...

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