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Place of Birth: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
About Udaya Kumar (designer)
- Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam born 10 October 1978 in Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu is the designer of the Indian rupee sign.
- His design was selected from among five short listed symbols.
- According to Udaya Kumar the design is based on the Indian tricolour.He is the Head Of Department of Design at IIT Guwahati.
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