Most of us doodle on page margins, books, walls, and even on our palms. Now, leading search engine, Google India has organised this year’s national Doodle 4 Google contest to mark Children’s Day. Nikhil Rungta, marketing head, Google India, said, “Doodle 4 Google is a great opportunity for students to explore the intersection of art and technology.
SUNDAY, November 14, (News Locale) - The Doodle4Google (D4G) competition for the Children's Day in India has unearthed a winner in the form of 14-year-old Akshay Raj of Mangalore. Akshay, who studies in the ninth standard at the St. Aloysius High School, won the competition for his doodle named ‘Technically and Naturally Growing India.' His work can be viewed throughout the day on Google India homepage . Akshay's doodle was chosen from over 1,08,000 doodles received as part of the doodle4google competition hosted by search engine giant Google Inc. Dennis Hwang, the original Google Doodler, chose the winner of the competition, which was themed on ‘My Dream for India.'
From all the doodles submitted across the country, 9051 doodles entered the quarter-final round and 41 semi-finalists were chosen. From this list, the winner was picked up by Mr Hwang and Ms Jennifer Horn, who created the Google Gandhi doodle.
Akshay's doodle was deemed as the winner of the d4g competition based on “artistic merit, creativity, and expression of the theme," Google India announced. Besides having the pleasure of seeing his doodle on the Google homepage, Akshay also won a Technology Starter Package. A Rs. 2 lakh technology grant has been awarded to his school.
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