News for 'Doodle for Google'

Google doodles for Douglas Noel Adams' 61st birthday

Google doodles for Douglas Noel Adams' 61st birthday

Rediff.com11 Mar 2013

The search giant celebrates English writer and humorist Douglas Adams' 61st birthday with a doodle.

Jagjit Singh: Google doodles for the ghazal maestro

Jagjit Singh: Google doodles for the ghazal maestro

Rediff.com8 Feb 2013

The search engine giant pays tribute to the late singer with a doodle on his 72nd birthday.

Amelia Earhart: Google doodles on the aviatrix's birthday

Amelia Earhart: Google doodles on the aviatrix's birthday

Rediff.com24 Jul 2012

The search engine giant celebrates the 115th anniversary of Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.

Google doodles for cartoonist Winsor Zenic McCay

Google doodles for cartoonist Winsor Zenic McCay

Rediff.com15 Oct 2012

American cartoonist Winsor Zenic McCay had inspired the likes of Walt Disney and several other animators of his time. Google pays a tribute to his genius with this interactive doodle.

John Wisden: Google doodles for the cricketing great

John Wisden: Google doodles for the cricketing great

Rediff.com5 Sep 2013

Today's animated doodle on the search engine's homepage pays tribute to the English cricketer and creator of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.

Google doodles Dr Robert Moog's 78th birthday

Google doodles Dr Robert Moog's 78th birthday

Rediff.com23 May 2012

The search giant's home page displays a virtual Moog synthesizer, invented by Dr Robert Moog as a tribute to the greatest pioneer of electronic music.

Google celebrates Mark Twain's 176th birthday with a doodle

Google celebrates Mark Twain's 176th birthday with a doodle

Rediff.com30 Nov 2011

The search engine pays tribute to America's greatest humourist on his 176th birthday.

Google doodles Spanish writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Google doodles Spanish writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Rediff.com6 Mar 2018

Spanish-language writer Gabriel Garca Marquez was born on March 06, 1927.

Why did Google doodle Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay?

Why did Google doodle Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay?

Rediff.com3 Apr 2018

India's freedom fighter's interest in arts led to setting up several institutions of learning in independent India.

Google doodles for Mexican painter Diego Rivera

Google doodles for Mexican painter Diego Rivera

Rediff.com8 Dec 2011

The search engine pays tribute to the greatest Mexican muralist with a doodle.

Google doodle on modernist painter M F Husain

Google doodle on modernist painter M F Husain

Rediff.com17 Sep 2015

On his 100th birth anniversary M F Husain, one of the best known painters in modern and contemporary India, has been honoured with a Google Doodle.

Google doodles for Maria Sibylla Merian's 366th birthday

Google doodles for Maria Sibylla Merian's 366th birthday

Rediff.com2 Apr 2013

Today's Google is celebrating German naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian's 366th birthday

Antoni Gaudi: Google doodles for the great architect

Antoni Gaudi: Google doodles for the great architect

Rediff.com25 Jun 2013

The search engine giant doodles for the man who designed several iconic buildings.

Google doodles for India's first passenger train journey

Google doodles for India's first passenger train journey

Rediff.com16 Apr 2013

160 years since the first passenger train chugged out of Bori Bunder for Thane.

BSF camel contingent marches on Google doodle on R-Day

BSF camel contingent marches on Google doodle on R-Day

Rediff.com26 Jan 2016

As a tribute on 67th Republic Day, search giant Google's doodle on Tuesday showed a march of a richly caparisoned camel contingent of the Border Security Force, a major attraction at the annual parade at the Rajpath on January 26.

C.V. Raman: Google doodles for India's superstar physicist

C.V. Raman: Google doodles for India's superstar physicist

Rediff.com7 Nov 2013

On what would have been CV Raman's 125th birthday, the search engine giant pays its tribute to India's Nobel Prize-winning physicist.

Louis Daguerre's 224th birthday honoured by Google doodle

Louis Daguerre's 224th birthday honoured by Google doodle

Rediff.com18 Nov 2011

French artist-physicist-inventor Louis Daguerre, widely credited for successfully capturing permanent photographs on a commercial scale lines a long list of inventors, artists, scientists that Google honours by showcasing their doodles on their search engine page.

Rio Olympics celebrated with a doodle fruit!

Rio Olympics celebrated with a doodle fruit!

Rediff.com5 Aug 2016

As the Rio Olympics is all set to go underway, the search engine giant celebrates it with an interactive doodle.

Google doodles for Rembrandt van Rijn's 407th birthday

Google doodles for Rembrandt van Rijn's 407th birthday

Rediff.com15 Jul 2013

The search engine is celebrating the 407th birthday of the Dutch artist

T20 World Cup celebrated with a doodle!

T20 World Cup celebrated with a doodle!

Rediff.com7 Mar 2016

Google has dedicated its doodle to mark the start of the 2016 edition of ICC T20 World Cup.

Why Google is celebrating India's Chipko movement

Why Google is celebrating India's Chipko movement

Rediff.com26 Mar 2018

Google pays a fitting tribute to the women who sacrificed their lives to protect India's forests.

Earth Day 2013: Google doodles for the planet

Earth Day 2013: Google doodles for the planet

Rediff.com22 Apr 2013

The search engine giant celebrates Earth Day 2013 with a doodle.

M. S. Subbulakshmi commemorated with a doodle

M. S. Subbulakshmi commemorated with a doodle

Rediff.com16 Sep 2013

Google celebrates the 97th birth anniversary of the legendary Carnatic singer.

Why Google is celebrating Cornelia Sorabji

Why Google is celebrating Cornelia Sorabji

Rediff.com15 Nov 2017

Lesser known facts about India's first female lawyer.

Google doodles father of genetics Gregor Mendel

Google doodles father of genetics Gregor Mendel

Rediff.com20 Jul 2011

To commemorate the 189th birthday of German geneticist and monk Gregor Johann Mendel Google today surprised its visitors with a Google doodle shaped like green peas.

Google doodles for Jorge Luis Borges

Google doodles for Jorge Luis Borges

Rediff.com24 Aug 2011

Search engine giant Google celebrates the writings of the Argentine author who would have been 112 today.

Google doodle honours poet Kamala Das

Google doodle honours poet Kamala Das

Rediff.com1 Feb 2018

On this day, February 1, in 1976, the Kerala-born poet released her autobiography, My Story.

Graphic designer Saul Bass immortalised with a doodle

Graphic designer Saul Bass immortalised with a doodle

Rediff.com8 May 2013

The search engine giant pays American graphic designer and filmmaker a tribute

Trump beating Clinton in Google searches

Trump beating Clinton in Google searches

Rediff.com8 Nov 2016

When it comes to Mr Trump, people still want to know more, a social media expert said.

Google celebrates Mrinalini Sarabai's 100th birthday

Google celebrates Mrinalini Sarabai's 100th birthday

Rediff.com11 May 2018

Today's doodle, illustrated by Sudeepti Tucker, shows Sarabhai with her signature parasol while her students are dancing on stage.

April Fools' Day prank? Pac-Man on Google Maps :-)

April Fools' Day prank? Pac-Man on Google Maps :-)

Rediff.com1 Apr 2017

This April Fool's Day you can play your retro Pac-Man game on Google Maps, says Ashish Narsale.

15 amazing facts that trace the rise of Google

15 amazing facts that trace the rise of Google

Rediff.com27 Sep 2013

Let's take a look at some amazing facts that trace its history.

Why Google honoured Dr Har Gobind Khorana

Why Google honoured Dr Har Gobind Khorana

Rediff.com10 Jan 2018

He's the Indian Nobel Prize winner you probably haven't heard of.

Video: Google doodles for Freddie Mercury

Video: Google doodles for Freddie Mercury

Rediff.com5 Sep 2011

One of the greatest rock stars of all time would have turned 65 on September 5, 2011.

Video: Google doodles for Freddie Mercury

Video: Google doodles for Freddie Mercury

Rediff.com5 Sep 2011

One of the greatest rock stars of all time would have turned 65 on September 5, 2011.

Google celebrated her 100th birthday. Who was Dr Asima Chatterjee?

Google celebrated her 100th birthday. Who was Dr Asima Chatterjee?

Rediff.com24 Sep 2017

5 things you must know about this scientific trailblazer.

India walks on Moon as Pragyan rover rolls out of Vikram lander

India walks on Moon as Pragyan rover rolls out of Vikram lander

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

The rover will carry out in-situ chemical analysis of the lunar surface during the course of its mobility.

Earth Day 2013: Stunning images of our planet

Earth Day 2013: Stunning images of our planet

Rediff.com22 Apr 2013

Revealing the splendour of Mother Earth through ten amazing photographs from across the world.

Rosalind Franklin, the woman who never won the Nobel

Rosalind Franklin, the woman who never won the Nobel

Rediff.com25 Jul 2013

The search engine pays tribute to Rosalind Franklin best known as 'the woman who was not awarded the Nobel prize for the co-discovery of the structure of DNA'

Why Savitribai's life is an inspiration for all

Why Savitribai's life is an inspiration for all

Rediff.com3 Jan 2017

How did a young girl with no formal education become one of India's most inspiring teachers and social reformers?