Doodle4Google concludes its 5th year by ‘Celebrating Indian Women’ and Winner Doodle will be live on 14th Nov'13
Over the years, doodles on the Google homepage have made search on
Google more fun and enjoyable for its users worldwide. When doodles were
first created, nobody had anticipated how popular and integral they
would become to the Google search experience. Nowadays, many users
excitedly anticipate the release of each new doodle and some even
collect them!
Doodles are known as the decorative changes that
are made to the Google logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries, and
the lives of famous artists and scientists. Having a little bit of fun
with the corporate logo by redesigning it from time to time is unheard
of at many companies but at Google, it is a part of the brand. While the
doodle is primarily a fun way for the company to recognize events and
notable people, it also illustrates the creative and innovative
personality of the company itself.
On 12th Nov, Google team was there at The Grand Hotel in Delhi to announce the winning Doodle of the year.
12 finalists from different parts of India were present at the event
with their parents and teachers. The resident of Pune, who won the
contest, was felicitated by
Rajan Anandan, Managing Director, Google, India, in New Delhi, today.
Pune’s Gayatri Ketharaman won the national contest
which was held across 100 cities and 1500 schools in different parts of
India. And the winning doodle will be hosted on Google India homepage
on National Children’s Day, November 14.
The Doodle4Google competition is an annual Google India
thing which was launched in 2009 and is open to students from grades 1
to 10, who are invited to design the Google Doodle to celebrate
Children’s Day in the country. The theme for this year’s competition was
‘Celebrating Indian Women’, and over 1.5 lac entries were received,
from more than 1500 schools across 100 cities. The final 12 doodles were
shortlisted and put up for online voting. National Jury Kirron Kher and
Ajit Ninan along with the original doodler select the National Winner
out of the 12 finalists. Kirron Kher and Ajit were also present at the
event. It happened in open lawns with colorful decor everywhere, which
you can see in photographs.
'Doodle4Google is great platform for the youth of
India to showcase their talent on an international platform. It allows
youngsters from not just the metros but from Tier II, III and even IV
cities to participate, which is evident from the entries seen this year.
The response has been overwhelming and the talent which has surfaced
through the entries is indeed remarkable. We at Google are extremely
encouraged by the fact that entries this year have come from across the
country which is a clear indication that we are well underway to taking
the internet to the next billion,' said Rajan Anandan, Managing Director Google, India
The winning Doodle titled Sky's The Limit for Indian
Women will go live on the Google (India) homepage on November 14,
National Children’s Day and reflects the artistic merit, creativity, and
expression of the theme. All the finalists got a Google Goodie bag and
an Acer C720 Chromebook.
Commenting on the occasion, Kirron Kher said 'I really
liked the theme that Doodle4Google came up with today - Celebrating
Indian Women is something so powerful and rich in concept; it’s really
enabled youngsters across the country to showcase their talent and
creativity irrespective of location. Equally importantly it’s enabled
them to really showcase and bring to life the incredible diversity of
Indian women - the incredible colors; their beauty and their
personalities, their work, their contributions and their skills.
Personally, I’m a great fan of Google’s Doodles and love them not just
for their incredible creativity but also for the simple but powerful
messaging that each new doodle brings.'
As done every year, the Doodle4Google participants were grouped into three different categories:
Category 1, Class 1- 3: Madhuram Vatsal, St. Francis's College, Lucknow : Celebrating Indian Women: This doodle shows all the forms of Indian Women - a learner, a warrior, a goddess, a dancer, a scholar and a lover of jewellery.
Category 1, Class 1- 3: Madhuram Vatsal, St. Francis's College, Lucknow : Celebrating Indian Women: This doodle shows all the forms of Indian Women - a learner, a warrior, a goddess, a dancer, a scholar and a lover of jewellery.
Category 2, Class 4- 6: Binita Biswajeeta, D.A.V Public School, Balasore, Odissa : Women
Are Future, Empower Them Better: In this doodle, Indian Women has
encapsulated Google logo representing Past, Present and Future. 'G'reat
warrior, 'O'mni Talented, 'O'rbital Queen, 'G'amesmanship at
International level, 'L'ata mangeshkar, India's Nightingale, 'E'ternal
Mother Teresa
Category 3, Class 7- 10: Akash Shetty, St Aloysius High School, Mangalore : Indian
Women Leading Our Country: It is not always that men make history;
women do that too. Nobody can forget the contributions of women like
Indira Gandhi, Rani Laxmibai, Kalpana Chawla, Mary Kom, Saina Nehwal and
others. These women have contributed to make our country proud.
National Winner: Gayatri Ketharaman, the Bishop's Co-Ed School, Pune : Sky's
The Limit For Indian Women: Each letter of this doodle depicts a trait
of the Indian Woman. She is graceful and elegant, adept at balancing
work and home. She is a go-getter. She personifies motherhood. Even in
the face of adversity, she is courageous. Kudos to Indian Women
To see all the finalists' doodles, go to http://www.google.co.in/doodle4google/