Arun Kumar Yadav, a class ninth student of Kendriya Vidyalaya from Chandigarh, was announced as the winner of the fourth edition of Doodle4Google (D4G) contest, held by Google India.
Chosen amongst 13 finalists, the resident of Chandigarh, was chosen by Rajan Anandan, Managing Director, Google, India, in New Delhi, today.
The winning Doodle titled ‘India - A Prism if Multiplicity’ will go live on the Google (India) homepage on November 14, National Children’s Day. The Doodle will also be featured on a special colour pack and drawing book by Classmate. All the finalists will receive a Google Goodie bag and a Samsung tablet.
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 ‘Unity in Diversity’, and with over two lakh entries received from more than 1,000 schools across 60 cities within one month of the contest announcement, the contest has broken its previous records.
“Doodle4Google is a great platform for youngsters of India to showcase their talent on an international platform. This year we have received over two lakh entries from more than 1,000 schools across 60 cities. We are overwhelmed with the response, and amazed at the talent that remains untapped in the far corners of India. Another exciting element this year was that we saw participation from cities beyond the four metros, 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.
Sanskruti School of Fine Arts, College of Arts, Delhi University, National Institute of Fine Arts and Delhi College of Art were part of the shortlisting process. All the entries were evaluated on the criteria of artistic merit, creativity, concept and the supporting statement.
As every year, the Doodle4Google participants were grouped into three different categories: Group 1 comprising students from class I to III; Group two with students from class IV to VI; and Group three with students from class VII to X.
Doodles are the decorative changes that are made to the Google logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries, and the lives of famous artists and scientists.
