Don't you just love those logos Google makes, to commemorate scientific and artistic achievements, historic or seasonal events, and other local occasions? Puru Pratap Singh, a student from class IV in Gurgaon has designed one of them.
Its a dream come true for Puru Pratap Singh, as on Children's d
ay, November 14th, his design will go live on google.co.in. Puru is the winner of Google's Doodle contest for designing creative Google logos that appear on special days. He has designed a picture with the theme "My India -Full of Life" which portrays a Peacock, the country's national bird Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi and Kashmir as the crown of the country shaped to form the Google logo.
As many as 4,000 entries were submitted from across the country and Puru's artwork was the chosen one. Google India had kick stared the competition back in August for designing a creative logo or Doodle for the website with the theme "My India". Not only will Puru's artwork be showcased but he has also won Rs 1,00,000 as technology grant for his school. Puru will also receive a laptop computer and a t-shirt with his doodle.
Dennis Hwang, Original Doodler and the Master Doodler chose the first-ever young doodler for India on the basis of ‘innovation and creativity’. It was a tough selection process, 90 days of observation received 4000 entries and 60,000 votes. The contest was open to all students from Grade 1 and 10 in India. The panel of judges included faculty and students of the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, renowned cartoonist N Ponnappa, and a young emerging Indian artist Raghava KK.
Dennis Hwang said, "India is a land of creative minds. For centuries, Indian art has continued to fascinate people from across the globe. It was amazing to see how young kids could come out with highly creative Doodles that truly define the culture and tradition of this incredible country. Choosing the successful entry was not easy as every Doodle depicts India in a unique manner."
Shailesh Rao, the MD of Google India stated that the Doodle contest was the first ever in India and was a great success. "This was first ever Doodle competition in India. This is the first 'made in India' Doodle." he said.
Congratulations to Puru! We hope Google India announces more contests like these in the future.
As many as 4,000 entries were submitted from across the country and Puru's artwork was the chosen one. Google India had kick stared the competition back in August for designing a creative logo or Doodle for the website with the theme "My India". Not only will Puru's artwork be showcased but he has also won Rs 1,00,000 as technology grant for his school. Puru will also receive a laptop computer and a t-shirt with his doodle.
Dennis Hwang, Original Doodler and the Master Doodler chose the first-ever young doodler for India on the basis of ‘innovation and creativity’. It was a tough selection process, 90 days of observation received 4000 entries and 60,000 votes. The contest was open to all students from Grade 1 and 10 in India. The panel of judges included faculty and students of the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, renowned cartoonist N Ponnappa, and a young emerging Indian artist Raghava KK.
Dennis Hwang said, "India is a land of creative minds. For centuries, Indian art has continued to fascinate people from across the globe. It was amazing to see how young kids could come out with highly creative Doodles that truly define the culture and tradition of this incredible country. Choosing the successful entry was not easy as every Doodle depicts India in a unique manner."
Shailesh Rao, the MD of Google India stated that the Doodle contest was the first ever in India and was a great success. "This was first ever Doodle competition in India. This is the first 'made in India' Doodle." he said.
Congratulations to Puru! We hope Google India announces more contests like these in the future.
