The story behind the Rupee symbol: how it came into existence?

After extensive research, Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam combined the Devanagari ‘Ra’ for rupiah and the Roman ‘R’ for rupees to create the rupee (₹) symbol, giving it a distinctly Indian yet universal identity

​After extensive research, Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam combined the Devanagari ‘Ra’ for rupiah and the Roman ‘R’ for rupees to create the rupee (₹) symbol, giving it a distinctly Indian yet universal identity