D. Udaya Kumar of IIT Bombay designed the Indian Rupee symbol in 2009, before which the Indian currency had no graphic ...

The symbol will go a long way in making a great impact for the rupee. My background knowledge helped me look at the micro and macro level aspects of the rupee design.

The United States dollar has its symbol, $. So does the British pound, £; the Japanese yen, ¥; and the Euro, €. But not the Indian rupee, until now.

NEW DELHI — The Indian rupee joined the U.S. dollar, the British pound, the euro and the Japanese yen on Thursday when it got its very own symbol. The rupee’s new rune is a modification of a ...

The Indian rupee (not to be confused with the rupee from “The Legend of Zelda”) has changed its currency symbol, some media organization called the BBC reports. Not only does it look cool, but ...

A handout picture released by India's Press Information Bureau shows the new symbol for the Indian rupee, July 15, 2010. ILLUSTRATION: AFP/Getty Images.

In a move that underscores India's increasing global economic ambitions, the authorities are poised to reveal the results of competition to design a symbol for the national currency, the rupee ...

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 ...

The Rupee will soon have a symbol to represent it like the dollar $ or the euro € or the pound £ do. The Cabinet is expected to clear a design tomorrow. It will be the Hindi letter Ra with two ...

India adopted a graphic symbol for the rupee, joining the U.S., the U.K., Europe and Japan, in a bid to project its currency as an icon of the economy’s growing importance in the world.

The Centre had officially adopted the rupee symbol on July 15, 2010. According to his website, Mr Kumar has a Bachelor's Degree in Architecture and a Master's Degree in Design (visual communication).