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Reserve Bank of India: Have you ever wondered why there is a picture of Mahatma Gandhi on Indian currency? There is no dearth of great personalities in a country like India, but why does the picture of Bapu print on the notes even today? This answer has now been given by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). & Nbsp;
The Reserve Bank has said, many big names like Rabindranath Tagore, Mother Teresa were considered to put a picture of a famous personality on Indian rupees, but then Mahatma Gandhi’s name was agreed. The result of the same consensus is that Gandhiji has a picture on notes for a long time. This is mentioned in a documentary on the functioning of RBI. & nbsp;
Why not a picture of someone else on the notes printed? & Nbsp;
The Reserve Bank further said, “If there is a picture of a famous person on the note, then it is easy to identify whether the note is real or fake because if the design of fake notes is not good, then the note is real or fake can be identified with the help of these pictures. In view of the design and safety facilities of notes in India, the picture of many celebrities could be printed on the notes. For this, the names of many famous people including Rabindranath Tagore, Mother Teresa and Abul Kalam Azad were considered, but in the end Mahatma Gandhi was talked about. “
How were notes in the British era? & Nbsp; & nbsp;
Before independence i.e. in the British era, there was a glimpse of colonialism and historical and political contexts related to it. It contained pictures of flora and organisms (tiger, deer). The grandeur of the British Empire was depicted through the ‘decorated elephants’ on the rupee and the ornate paintings of the king.
According to RBI, but when India became independent, the pictures printed on the rupee also started changing gradually. Initially, a picture of a lion, famous place etc. were used in Ashoka Pillar on rupee. Gradually, with the development and progress of India, the rupee started telling the story of development through these pictures. If the country moved forward in the field of science, then the picture of farmers who cultivated to show the achievements of Aryabhata and Green Revolution in the country were beautifully engraved on the notes. & Nbsp;
When for the first time Bapu’s picture printed on notes? & Nbsp; & nbsp;
According to the Reserve Bank of India website, on October 2, 1969, a 100 rupee memorial note was issued for the first time on the completion of 100 years of Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday. It had his picture with Sevagram Ashram.
His picture has been regularly visible on rupees since 1987. In October that year, 500 rupee notes were issued with Gandhi’s picture. The series of Mahatma Gandhi’s notes was started in 1996 with new security features. & Nbsp;
Where can you see this documentary? & Nbsp;
RBI has also told through a documentary that it uses transport systems like trains, waterways, airways to deliver money from printing press to every corner of the country. This is the first time what is the role of RBI, how it works, it has been introduced as a documentary. The name of this documentary is & nbsp; ‘RBI Unlocked: Beyond The Rupi’. You can see it on JioCinema. & Nbsp;
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