New Delhi: Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal has sparked a debate by questioning the inclusion of the US dollar sign on keyboards of laptops and computers sold in India, suggesting that it should be replaced with the Indian rupee sign, which has led to a divided response from the online community, with some people agreeing with his viewpoint and others disagreeing.Bhavish Aggarwal took to X (formerly Twitter) to share his observation, posting a picture of a standard keyboard with the dollar sign ($) prominently circled, drawing attention to its presence on devices sold in India.Questioning the rupee sign Bhavish Aggarwal asked, Why do people, especially in the financial world, still use INR instead of a rupee sign He then added, Maybe this has something to do with it! and further inquired, Why is the US dollar sign not replaced with the rupee sign in products sold in IndiaTake a look at the post:Why do people, especially in the financial world, still use INR instead of ₹ !!— Bhavish Aggarwal (@bhash) August 24, 2024Maybe this has something to do with it! Wonder why the $ is not replaced with ₹ in products sold in India pic.twitter.com/LteKrcfd9b— Bhavish Aggarwal (@bhash) August 24, 2024Mixed reactions to Aggarwals suggestionSince being shared on August 24, Bhavish Aggarwals post has garnered an impressive 1.4 million views, but it has also sparked a heated debate online, with opinions divided sharply among social media users, some of whom strongly disagree with his suggestion to replace the US dollar sign with the rupee sign, while others have expressed support for his idea and echoed his sentiments.A user of X platform named Veena Jain wrote, But u only used $ instead of ₹ in your presentations... Which u gave in IndiaBut u only used $ instead of ₹ in your presentations... Which u gave in India 🇮🇳 ... Why pic.twitter.com/Bk41qOacZl— Veena Jain (@DrJain21) August 24, 2024Another user of X platform named Neetu Khandelwal wrote, Only a person who works on MS Excel know the answer. $ is used to freeze Row or column in excel formulas and ₹ cant do that. Thats why $ is used universally for that purpose . However, you can anytime use ₹ in your computer.Only a person who works on MS Excel know the answer.$ is used to freeze Row or column in excel formulas and ₹ cant do that.Thats why $ is used universally for that purpose .However, you can anytime use ₹ in your computer.— Neetu Khandelwal (@T_Investor_) August 24, 2024A third user of X platform named Kritika Kanojia wrote, INR can be written easily, but to type the ₹ symbol, we need to search for it, which can take time. To save this precious time, we use INR instead.INR can be written easily, but to type the ₹ symbol, we need to search for it, which can take time. To save this precious time, we use INR instead.— Kritika Kanojia (@kanojia_kritika) August 24, 2024A fourth user of X platform named Tikam Singh Alma wrote, Its easy to type than finding special characters.Its easy to type than finding special characters.— Tikam Singh Alma (@tikamalma) August 24, 2024
