Udaya Kumar

The School of Design at Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth hosted D’KODE Summit 2026 on March 23–24, bringing designers, academicians, industry experts, and students together. Focused on typography, the event featured keynotes by D. Udaya Kumar, Sarang Kulkarni, Dr. Chaitanya Gokhale, and Prof. Michael V. Testani. Themes included “Big Type, Bold Voice” and “When Letters Perform,” alongside workshops on calligraphy, lettering, and cross-script design. Students gained practical exposure, bridging academic learning with industry practices and fostering creative experimentation.

Pune's Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth is hosting 'D'KODE 2026', a two-day design event on March 23-24. Focusing on typography's role in communication, the summit will feature expert talks by prominent designers like D Udaya Kumar, alongside workshops and installations. Students will showcase their work, fostering interaction with industry professionals and contemporary design practices.

IIT Guwahati Professor D Udaya Kumar, who designed the Indian rupee symbol, distanced himself from the controversy over Tamil Nadu's decision to replace the Devanagari symbol with a Tamil letter in its budget logo. The state government's move is part of a larger language policy dispute with the central government. Kumar emphasized the autonomy of state decisions.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin replaced the rupee symbol with a Tamil script in the state budget amidst a controversy over 'Hindi imposition.' The rupee symbol was originally designed by Tamilian Udaya Kumar, whose work incorporated both Indian and universal design features.

If 'Enthiran' is the costliest Indian movie ever, this one could well qualify for the biggest attempted con in Indian filmdom.

"Textbooks play an important role in a student's education system.The present schoolbooks need good design for better subject understanding and learning.

Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam, designer of the Indian rupee symbol, responded to controversy over Tamil Nadu's decision to replace it with the Tamil letter 'Ru'. Criticism came from BJP's K Annamalai, calling it a diversionary tactic. Dharmalingam expressed surprise at the debate, recalling his symbol's acceptance 15 years ago after winning a national competition.

The Lokayukta on Friday filed a chargesheet against Ganesha Mandir ward (No 165) corporator L Govindaraju, three months after trapping him receiving a bribe of Rs 2 lakh.

Rupee symbol designer Udaya Kumar shared the background and process behind his design during 'Typography Day 2011' at National Institute of Design on Friday.

The man who created the symbol for the Indian rupee is a single parent with 18 children, living on the IIT-Bombay campus.

In a unique gesture to honour Babiya, the revered crocodile at the Ananthapura Sri Ananthapadmanabha Swamy Temple near Kumble in Kasaragod which pasased away recently, the temple will hold a commemorative meet.

The history of Bengaluru dating back to ancient and medieval times has always been a subject of fascination among youngsters, with many developing a keen interest in tracing the city’s past.

This 32-year-old architect from Chennai, who did his master's in design from IIT-Bombay, went through various Indian scripts for months to create a design that would symbolize Indian culture.

Udaya Kumar and Vinay Kumar use 3D scanning to decipher ancient inscriptions on stones in Bengaluru

A gang of four men, including an engineering college student, stole a car at a multiplex on ECR on Monday night and were trying to drive away when they were nabbed.

The only super-speciality government hospital in north coastal Andhra, which usually is overflowing with patients not just from AP but also from other neighbouring states like Odisha and Chhattisgarh, is wearing a deserted look these days.

Singapura in north Bengaluru, which historians discovered to have been a fortified town since 1524, will turn 497 on Friday.

Is the new symbol for the Indian Rupee a winner? We find out...

Bescom has told the high court that a timeline cannot be fixed to clear transformers from footpaths across the city.

The RBI on Monday revamped its norms for microfinance, making them uniform across lenders, removing the ceiling on interest rates and hiking the cap on family income for MFI loans.

A revolutionary portable map that you can touch, fold and carry in your purse or a pen that draws three-dimensional images and has the capacity to change the way we live