work_institution birth_place nationality birth_date known_for residence image article_title name occupation alma_mater
iit guwahati chennai , india indian 10 october 1978 the -rrb- designer of the indian rupee sign -lrb- 2010 india udaya kumar -lrb- designer -rrb- . jpg udaya kumar -lrb- designer -rrb-
 udaya kumar assistant professor , iit guwahati idc iit bombay -lrb- mdes -rrb- anna university -lrb- sap , , chennai -rrb- -lrb- b.arch . -rrb- iit bombay -lrb- phd -rrb- idc ,
udaya kumar -lrb- designer -rrb-

udaya kumar dharmalingam -lrb- `` utaya kumār tarumaliṅkam '' -rrb- , born 10 october 1978 in kallakurichi , is the designer of the indian rupee sign .
his design was selected from among five short listed symbols .
according to kumar the design is based on the indian tricolour .
he is an assistant professor at iit guwahati .
