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    With a motto to commemorate holidays, events, achievements, and notable historical figures of particular countries, American multinational technology company Google designs a special, temporary alteration of the logo on its homepages. These are called Google Doodle. Designed by co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the first doodle honoured the 1998 edition of the long-running annual Burning Man event in Black Rock City, Nevada. This was done to notify users of their absence in case the servers crashed. Until 2001, Google Doodles were designed by an outside contractor until 2001. Following this, Page and Brin asked public relations officer Dennis Hwang to design a logo for Bastille Day. Since then, a team of employees called More

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    • Google Doodle celebrates ‘Pink Moon’ with Fun card game for April’s final half Moon

      Google users were greeted by a pleasant surprise on April 24, 2025. To commemorate the final half moon of April, the tech giant rolled out an interactive Doodle.

    • Google doodle celebrates International Women's Day, shines a light on inspiring women in STEM fields

      International Women's Day 2025: In its Women's Day special, Google marks the day with a special doodle, to recognise several STEM visionaries. "This Doodle celebrates International Women's Day and the artwork honours those whose work in space exploration, archaeology, and lab research has revolutionised our understanding of physics, chemistry, and biology," Google wrote in its blogpost.

    • Republic Day 2025: Google celebrates 76th R-Day with 'wildlife meets culture' doodle

      Created by Pune-based guest artist Rohan Dahotre, the artwork features a parade of animals dressed in traditional Indian attire, representing various regions of the country.

    • Google Celebrates Maha Kumbh 2025 with Virtual Petal Shower on Search Screen

      Google honors Maha Kumbh 2025 with a stunning virtual petal shower on its search screen. Experience the beauty of this interactive celebration and learn more about the significance of Maha Kumbh.

    • Google marks November's Half Moon cycle with interactive doodle. How to play the game

      The doodle highlights the conclusion of the Half Moon phase on November 22, encouraging users to explore the significance of the lunar cycle through an interactive game. It features a brief introductory segment explaining the importance of November’s Half Moon before leading users into a playful yet educational challenge.

    • Google pays tribute to KK with animated doodle on his Bollywood debut anniversary

      On this day in 1996, KK’s voice first captivated audiences with the song 'Chhod Aaye Hum' from 'Maachis', a moment that marked the beginning of a prolific career.

    • Google celebrates India's Independence Day with an architectural heritage doodle

      Independence Day 2024: The Google Doodle also incorporates the peacock, the national bird of India, nestled within the design.

    • Google Doodle celebrates thrilling climbing events at Paris Olympics 2024

      Google has launched a vibrant Doodle celebrating the exhilarating climbing events at the Paris Olympics 2024. The dynamic illustration features Google's iconic Olympic birds scaling a Parisian building adorned with Gothic gargoyles, capturing the thrill and athleticism of the climbers.

    • Google celebrates opening of Paris Olympics 2024 with quirky doodle

      The Olympics officially starts on Friday with an opening ceremony on the Seine River, which flows through Paris. The closing ceremony, featuring a parade of flags and athletes, is scheduled for August 11.

    • On the 100th birthday anniversary of César Lattes, Google Doodle paid tribute

      On July 11, Google Doodle commemorated and paid tribute to the 100th anniversary of Brazilian physicist and teacher César Lattes. He discovered the 'pion' or 'pi meson', a subatomic particle that plays an important function in particle physics.

    • IPL Final 2024: Google creates a special colourful doodle for KKR vs SRH

      The special IPL Google Doodle has an illustration, most likely depicting the iconic Chepauk Stadium, the historic venue for the championship clash.

    • Google marks 2024 IPL's grand finale with quirky doodle

      'This Doodle celebrates the 2024 Indian Premier League Finals match taking place in Chennai,' the description for the doodle read.

    • Google Doodle celebrates the trailblazing Hamida Banu. Who was she?

      Google Doodle on Hamida Banu: Hamida Banu is considered to be India's first professional woman wrestler. Born in the early 1900s, she was trailblazing force in the world of wrestling.

    • Nowruz 2024: Google Doodle captures joy, hope and the spirit of Spring

      The springtime festival of Nowruz marks the beginning of the Iranian or Persian New Year. Today's Google Doodle celebrates Nowruz with a rich tapestry of colours.

    • International Women’s Day: Google Doodle celebrates generational wisdom of women

      International Women's Day 2024: The Google Doodle today celebrates women sharing wisdom through generations. It features three generations of women wrapped in a single quilt.

    • Leap Year 2024: Google marks 'Leap Day' with new doodle on February 29

      The Google doodle depicted a frog marked with the Leap Day set involving the dates February 28 and March 1.The Leap Day disappears as the frog jumps and the setting is illustrated with a background that has a pond with leaves and stones where the word Google can be seen.

    • Google Doodle on Valentine’s Day 2024 features interactive scientific quiz: 'all about chemistry'

      Google celebrated this year's Valentine's Day with a quirky and interactive scientific doodle and encouraged people to discover their own chemical element avatar.

    • Google marks New Year's Eve with quirky animated doodle

      On Sunday, Google marked New Year's Eve with a quirky animated doodle. The creative doodle featured lots of confetti and a revolving disco-inspired globe.

    • Google doodle celebrates Germany's bread culture. All you need to know

      The bread culture in Germany is so ingrained among the masses that different bread terms are used to describe various times of the day: break time during work is called Pausenbrot (break bread) and dinner is called Abendbrot (bread of the evening).

    • Google's fun game uncovers 25 most searched people in 25 years. Played it yet?

      On Tuesday, Google came up with an interactive game called 'most searched playground' that gave an insight into the most searched people, places and moments over the past quarter century.

    • Google marks India vs Australia World Cup final with animated doodle

      This year, India hosted ten national squads including Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, and Sri Lanka.

    • Google celebrates 25th birthday: Sundar Pichai shares Doodle marking tech giant's legacy

      Google's Birthday: Google Doodle shines the spotlight on the tech giant's 25th birthday as it took a walk down memory lane, recalling how the company started out in a rented garage, becoming one of the world's valued companies today.

    • Google Doodle on India Independence Day: An ode to the country’s skilled artisans

      India is celebrating its 77th year of Independence today, and a Google Doodle to mark the occasion pays ode to the country’s skilled artisans and its rich legacy of textiles.

    • Google Doodle pays tribute to Sridevi on her 60th birth anniversary

      Sridevi fell in love with movies as a child and acted at the age of four in the Tamil movie, “Kandhan Karunai”. She learned to speak multiple South Indian languages, which allowed her to break into India’s other film industries.

    • Google Doodle celebrates Altina Schinasi, creator of cat-eye glasses

      Google Doodle on Altina Schinasi: The American sculptor, artist and filmmaker is perhaps best known for creating the iconic Harlequin eyeglass frame that became all the rage in the 1930s.

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