India approves new Rupee symbol
New Delhi: The Indian Cabinet on Thursday approved the new symbol for the Indian rupee – an amalgam of the Devnagiri 'Ra' and the Roman capital 'R' without the stem.
The symbol, designed by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) postgraduate D. Udaya Kumar, was selected from among five shortlisted symbols before the Cabinet, Information and Broadcasting minister Ambika Soni said after the cabinet meeting. "It is just a symbol," she told reporters.
For Indians used to seeing the dollar symbol on the keyboard, this will be a welcome change. It will be just a matter of a few months for India's new rupee symbol to be a part of the software code to be easily accessible to users across the world, according to technology vendors.
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Excellent - I like it!
It's very cute. Congrats Udayakumar.
Cute and Clean
See what is Udaya Kumar's explanation about the symbol.
Mr. Udaya Kumar is from Tamil Nadu and not a Keralite.
CNN-IBN: Can you please explain to what it (the symbol) actually means?
D Udaya Kumar: I have given a lot of thought to this design. It is basically based on the letter 'ra' in Devnagri script. In that, I have just added a strikethrough line to represent Indian flag. And since I have incorporated the Devnagri script, it represents the Indianness of it because the top-line is quite unique and is not found in any other script. I have also tried to incorporate the Roman script 'R' within it for it to have an international appeal.
its damn Neat!.....
uday kumar is from mangalore.. great work from Uday and government..finally... very best wishes..
nice combination of english and hindi.devnagri is such a versatile language.
The government had organised a symbol design competition with a prize money of Rs 2.5 lakh.
The abbreviation for the Indian Rupee, 'Re' or 'Rs' is used by India's neighbours Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
It is nice combination of R&E even English & Hindi and I think Mr. Udayakumar is a Keralite.
tht symbol is very gud, wat an idea sirjeeeeeeeeeeee
they shud add some gulf flavor into the symbol :P
Very intelligent and totally awesome. Using both the languages (Hindi n English) with such an ease. Good work!!!
Brilliant.
How much they get when they go to exchange
It is really nice, what a combination of Hindi, English with International standards like USD & EURO :)
I remember when they asked on line last year to select ONE of the proposed symbol from the list.