Google marks 74th R-Day with doodle based on hand-cut paper art
New Delhi (PTI): Search giant Google has commemorated India's 74th Republic Day with an artwork that uses intricately hand-cut paper and features iconic landmarks such as Rashtrapati Bhavan, India Gate, North Block and South Block, a contingent and motorcycle-borne 'Daredevils'.
The doodle depicts the letters 'g', 'o', 'g', 'l' and 'e' in lowercase black fonts while a circle over the dome of the President's House symbolically represents the other 'o' in 'Google'.
A peacock and floral patterns add a layer of charm to the art in monochrome.
"Today's doodle celebrating India Republic Day was illustrated by Ahmedabad, Gujarat-based guest-artist Parth Kothekar," the software giant said in a note shared on the doodle on its website.
It also features a video of the doodle in the making.
"My inspiration was to create a portrait of India," says the artist.
"Today's doodle artwork is crafted from intricately hand-cut paper. Many elements of the Republic Day parade are represented in the artwork, including the Rashtrapati Bhavan (where the president resides), the India Gate, the CRFP marching contingent, and motorcycle riders. Happy Republic Day, India!" the note said.
On this day in 1950, India declared itself a sovereign, democratic, and republic state with the adoption of the Constitution.
"India gained its freedom from the British Empire in 1947 and began drafting its Constitution soon after. The India Constituent Assembly took two years to discuss, modify, and approve the governing document, and when adopted, India became the country with the longest constitution. The adoption of this document paved the way for democracy and empowered Indian citizens to elect their own representatives," the note said.
"To celebrate the national holiday, there are various parades around the country, with the largest one taking place at Rajpath (now Kartavya Path), a ceremonial boulevard in New Delhi," it said.
After a ceremonial wreath laying to honour fallen soldiers, regiments of India's armed forces and tableaus representing cultural and historical heritage march through the street.
To conclude the festivities, the Beating Retreat ceremony takes place on the evening of January 29.
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India will be world's third top economy by 2027, says Union Minister Piyush Goyal
Chennai, Jan 14: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that by 2027, India will be the world's third-largest economy, ahead of Japan and Germany.
Addressing the annual meeting of Tamil magazine 'Thuglak' here, Goyal said, "What did Mr Modi do in ten years? He took India from the 11th largest GDP to the fifth-largest GDP."
Further, the minister said that the then Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram in his interim budget of 2014 had predicted that in the next 3 decades, India's nominal GDP would take the country to the third rank, after US and China.
Chidambaram had predicted in 2014, a 30-year duration for India to become the third-largest GDP, he noted.
"What did Mr Modi do? He said I will do it in less than half that time and I assure you friends, by 2027, India will be the world's third-largest economy, ahead of Japan and Germany; in only 13 years and not 30 (years), that is Prime Minister Modi's commitment and courage of conviction," Goyal asserted.
Also, he said as many as 19 nations have conferred PM Modi the highest civilian honour of their countries. Eight are Muslim majority, 10 are Christian majority and one is a Buddhist majority nation and there could be a no better rebuttal to the false narrative that some people try to spread againt India and PM Modi.
"He is the most inclusive leader with true secularism, does not believe in appeasement politics, who believes in Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas," the union minister said.
