An IIT graduate has designed a new symbol for Indian Rupee and it is approved by the Indian Cabinet today.For the complete news,check out the link below:
Its good our Indian currency got a new way of identification mark and Indian currency is the now 5th currency who have its identification mark at international standards.
This is indeed a good news Meean!! India has now joined the "Currency Club" is the fifthe country in the world to have a special symbol for its currency!!
Design-wise and identity-wise, both ways it looks good!!
By the way Sajeetharan, Devnagari script is derived from Sansrkit and Dravidian languages are too derived from Sanskrit. So your comment "another example of lack of understanding of Indian diversity" not at all relevant!!
The Rupee symbol is fine. Once selected, we have no option but to accept it. Now this is national, whatever be the source of script- Devnagri or Tamil or Roman. As regards printing of the symbol on computer, the experts will sort out the matter.
Whether any body like it or not ! We should accept it and should not make a big issue. There are a lot of social, economic issues which need a lot of attention.