Nine-year-old from Gurgaon wins nationwide contest to design search engine's homepage logo for November 14
Nine-year-old from Gurgaon wins nationwide contest to design search engine's homepage logo for November 14
It took 90 days, over 4,000 entries and 60,000 votes for India to get its first local doodle, which will be displayed on Google's homepage on November 14, to mark Children's Day.
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Doodly do: For over a decade, Google has been designing doodles for its homepage under Dennis Hwang. Puru made the first Indian one |
And the winning doodler is Puru Pratap Singh, a Class IV student from Gurgaon.
Nine-year-old Puru's doodle, chosen by master doodler Dennis Hwang, will be featured on Google all day on November 14.
Puru, a student of Amity International, Gurgaon, said, "My doodle is based on the theme 'My India Full of Life'. The 'G' (in Google) explains India is a land of diversity and a country which has a blend of traditions and
religions. The peacock in my artwork describes the vibrant Indian culture. With 'O' I have tried to represent the country's success in discovering water on Moon."
"In the other 'g' I have depicted Kashmir, the crown of India. 'I' shows the Amar Jawan Jyoti that reminds us of the sacrifices made by Indian soldiers. And we cannot think of India without Mahatma Gandhi so I have dedicated 'E' to him," Puru said.
Puru gives the credit of his win to his mother Arti. "We are proud his creation has been selected and will be on Google's homepage for a day," said Puru's parents Navin Pratap Singh and Arti. Puru has also been awarded a laptop, a t-shirt with his doodle and Rs 1,00,000 as technology grant for his school.
What's it all about
A Google doodle is a creative logo that appears on special days, to commemorate scientific and artistic achievements or historic or seasonal events.
Doodles for all In August this year, Google India launched a doodling competition called Doodle4Google. Open to students from Class 1 to X, the contest was judged by a panel comprising renowned cartoonist N Ponnappa, artist Raghava KK and the faculty of the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.
