finally we too have a symbol , this was the mail that i got from my friend which contains the information about the indian rupee symbol
Finally, the Rupee will have a symbol like the Dollar ($) or the Euro (€) or the Pound (£). The Cabinet today finalised the design for the Rupee.
IIT post-graduate Uday kumar's entry has been selected out of five shortlisted designs as the new symbol for the Indian Rupee.
The government had organised a symbol design competition with a prize money of Rs 2.5 lakh. Five designs were shortlisted from a competition and all new notes will bear the design finally approved.
The growing influence of the Indian economy in the global space is said to have prompted this move that will result in the Indian rupee joining the select club of global currencies like the US dollar, the British Pound, European Euro and Japanese Yen that have unique symbols.
The abbreviation for the Indian Rupee, 'Re' or 'Rs' is used by India's neighbours Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
i am extramely happy that indian money also had got the symbol and i thank sri uday kumar for his brilliant work.. following are my views on why this symbol is the best .. pls रead on...
the letter र is the first word of the divine name RAM (राम) , the lord Rama is worshipped by millions of this country and hence the first letter of the best name is going to become the symbol of new india ,, lets be happy that from now on whenever we think about money we will think of Rama which will make us more spiritual and srong
भारत contains the letter 'र' in the middle, if भा represents Dharma and त represents kama, then र represents Artha(money).. hence the symbol is perfect if we look it in that way. this will help us remind that the artha need protection of dharma and kama on both sides, ie money is not everything but its an intermediatory between our duties and our likes.
devanagiri,or sanskrit is the mother of all languages.. so the symbol which is a devanagiri letter deserves to be called an Indias own symbol.
the most patriotic words that i have ever heard is a manthra राष्ट्राय स्वाहा
राष्ट्राय इदं न मम
(i am not mine, i am of this nation).. the word Rashtra contains the word 'र' and hence its dearer to me.. whenever we think of money, let the thought of nation come to our mind, which will make us use it for good purpose and for the development of our motherland.
so i hope all the रashtrabhakthas will accept the new symbol 'र' which is derived from our own culture and history and help our country reach more and more heights...
Vandemataरam
2 comments:
The credit goes to Uday Kumar and I am happy our currency will gat a new identity.
However, my worry is, if use the word Ram in the explanation,some secular greats will call us being very communal
This is not the explanation given by any official sourcces, i've only wrote about wy i love the letter 'ra'. India has indeed given importance to Hinduism, you can see it in the logos of air force, navy etc which is derived from vedas and gita. Nobody have called it communal and its remains the duty of all the citizens of india to respect the symbol and culture of the overwhelming majority of hindus.I have No fear of being called communal.. Because i do not mind people barking.:-)
Post a Comment