Doodle4Google concludes its fifth year by ‘Celebrating Indian Women’ Pune’s GayatriKetharaman emerges the winner in the national contest held across 100 cities and 1500 schools Google India homepage to feature the award winning doodle on National Children’s Day, November 14 Culminating the fifth edition of Doodle4Google (D4G) contest, Google India has announced GayatriKetharaman as the winner of this year’s Doodle design competition. Chosen amongst 12 finalists, the resident of Pune was felicitated by RajanAnandan, Managing Director, Google, India, in New Delhi, today. The Doodle4Google competition, an annual Google India property, 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 we received over 1.5 lac entries, from more than 1500 schools across 100 cities. The final 12 doodles were shortlisted and put up for online voting. Our National Jury KirronKher and AjitNinan along with the original doodler select the National Winner out of the 12 finalists. “Doodle4Google is the perfect 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 RajanAnandan, Managing Director Google, India The winning Doodle titled Skys The Limit for Indian Womenwill 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 will receive a Google Goodie bag and anAcer C720 Chromebook. Commenting on the occasion, KirronKher 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: • Group 1 comprising students from class 1 to 3; • Group 2 with students from class 4 to 6; and • Group 3 with students from class 7 to 10. The details of the winners are listed below. To see all the finalists doodles, go to google.co.in/doodle4google/ Here’s a look at the national winner followed by the category winners from the three groups: National Winner: Gayatri Ketharaman, the Bishops Co-Ed School, Pune Skys 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 Category 1, Class 1- 3: MadhuramVatsal, St. Franciss 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: BinitaBiswajeeta, 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. Great warrior, Omni Talented, Orbital Queen, Gamesmanship at International level, Latamangeshkar, Indias Nightingale, Eternal Mother Teresa Category 3, Class 7- 10: AkashShetty, 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, KalpanaChawla, Mary Kom, SainaNehwal and others. These women have contributed to make our country proud. About Doodle History: 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. About Google Inc. Googles innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Googles targeted advertising program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visitgoogle.
Posted on: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 07:56:44 +0000
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