Google Doodle Today, India’s 78th Independence day: Google celebrates freedom through iconic architecture-theme

Google Doodle Today, India’s 78th Independence day: Google's doodle on Independence day 2024 is illustrated by Vrinda Zaveri where Google is paying homage to India's Architecture on the iconic day of August 15.

Google Doodle Today, India’s 78th Independence day being celebrated by Doodle with Architecture based theme. (Photo: Google Doodle screengrab)

Google Doodle is celebrating India’s Independence Day 2024 with a Architecture based theme where the search giant is paying homage to India’s spectacular architecture across the country on this August 15.

India celebrates its independence on 15th August and this year it is commemorating its 78th year of freedom. Google Doodle is depicting the vast aesthetics of Indian architecture spread throughout the country.

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This year’s Google Doodle is illustrated by Vrinda Zaveri. The search engine giant posted, “Today’s Doodle, illustrated by Vrinda Zaveri, celebrates Independence Day in India! On this day in 1947, India gained its freedom from colonial rule.”

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Informing about the design and outlook of the architecture based theme, the internet giant posted on the Google Doodle platform, “Homes, buildings, streets, and cars are decorated with the saffron, white, and green national flag — as seen in today’s artwork.”

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This year’s doodle has six doors and windows and it is also depicting India’s national bird the Indian Peacock.

India attained its independence after a struggle of close to two centuries of inequality, violence, and lack of fundamental rights and the freedom was made possible through civil disobedience, perseverance and sacrifices of freedom fighters who laid their lives for resurrecting a free India.

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