1. Uday Kumar Dharmalingam shot to fame after his design of the official Indian rupee symbol was adopted by the Government of India on July 15, 2010, after being selected from an open competition

1. Uday Kumar Dharmalingam shot to fame after his design of the official Indian rupee symbol was adopted by the Government of India on July 15, 2010, after being selected from an open competition

2. He is currently a professor in the Department of Design in IIT Guwahati.

2. He is currently a professor in the Department of Design in IIT Guwahati.

3. He did his PhD in Design and Master’s degree in Design (Visual communication) from Industrial Design Centre, IIT Bombay.

3. He did his PhD in Design and Master’s degree in Design (Visual communication) from Industrial Design Centre, IIT Bombay.

4. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from School of Architecture and Planning.

4. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from School of Architecture and Planning.

5. He worked as a senior designer and then as a design head in a monthly magazine – Intelligent Computing CHIP, Mumbai

5. He worked as a senior designer and then as a design head in a monthly magazine – Intelligent Computing CHIP, Mumbai

6. He is a sports enthusiast and a nature lover

6. He is a sports enthusiast and a nature lover

7. His areas of interest include visual communication design, architecture and design research with special focus on Tamil typography

7. His areas of interest include visual communication design, architecture and design research with special focus on Tamil typography

8. He strongly believes in himself and certain fundamental principles – righteousness, equality, love, trust, cleanliness and discipline..

8. He strongly believes in himself and certain fundamental principles – righteousness, equality, love, trust, cleanliness and discipline..

9.  His body of work includes wide variety of projects such as identity design, posters, brochures, books, covers, illustrations, information graphics, certificates, banners, hoardings etc

9.  His body of work includes wide variety of projects such as identity design, posters, brochures, books, covers, illustrations, information graphics, certificates, banners, hoardings etc

10. His father N Dharmalingam was a former DMK MLA

10. His father N Dharmalingam was a former DMK MLA

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