
‘Laxmicoin’, ‘DigiLaxmi’: Netizens get creative to find possible name for India’s digital currency
Op IndiaSoon after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the decision to have India’s own digital currency, many have expressed their excitement and curiosity about the move. India Today journalist Shiv Aroor took to Twitter to crowdsource the name for India’s upcoming digital currency and netizens did not disappoint. — Shiv Aroor February 1, 2022 Economist and founder of Navam Capital, Rajeev Mantri came up with an interesting Indian version called ‘Laxmicoin’ as an ode to Goddess Laxmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity. Supreme Court Lawyer Shashank Shekhar Jha suggested a unique yet rooted alternative with ‘Pae’ which stands for Rupee in Maithali Pae – Maithili — Shashank Shekhar Jha February 1, 2022 Owing to the government’s mastery at naming policies with fitting acronyms that are words themselves, tweeple came up with some hilarious alternatives with SICCA which stands for and PMDRY. Sicca – Systemically integrated crypto currency application — Ambar February 1, 2022 PMDRY 🤣 Pradhan Mantri Digital Rupee Yojna — Sudhanshu February 1, 2022 With a view to acknowledge historical names of currencies associated with glorious Indian empires and revered Kings, people also came up with names suggestive of India being referred to as ‘Sone ki chidiya’ once.
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