Republic Day 2024: Google Celebrates R-Day With A Unique Doodle

Republic Day 2024: Google celebrated India’s Republic Day with an interesting doodle showcasing parades on different television screens over decades.

New Delhi: Google has also celebrated India’s 75th Republic Day in a unique way. The famous search engine made a Google doodle showcasing the R-Day parades through the decades on different television screens – a retro black-and-white television set, a colour television, and a mobile phone. The doodle was made by guest artist Vrinda Zaveri, who depicted the R-Day parade as it would have been seen on different screens.
Talking about last year, Parth Kothekar, a Gujarat-based artist, made a unique hand-cut paper artwork to illustrate Google Doodle that grabbed the eyeballs of millions of users on India’s 74th Republic Day.

Important elements of the historic R-day were mentioned in the artwork, which included – the India Gate, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) marching contingent, Rashtrapati Bhavan, and motorcycle riders.

Republic Day

On 26 January, 1950, India declared itself an autonomous country with a democratic form of government and republic status after the adoption of its Constitution. Freed from the shackles of the British Empire in 1947, India promptly began the journey of crafting its uniquely tailored Constitution.
For two productive years, the Indian Constituent Assembly devoted itself to discussions, revisions, and approvals, producing the world’s lengthiest Constitution. This monumental event heralded the dawn of democracy and granted the citizens of India the right to choose individuals who represented them best, effectively shaping the vibrant democracy we know today.

Republic Day Celebrations

Numerous events have been organised to celebrate the historic day. Various parades have been organised across the country to celebrate the R-Day, with the largest and the most famous one taking place at Kartavya Path today in New Delhi.
Different regiments of India’s armed forces and tableaus from various states representing their cultural and historical heritage march through the street following the ceremonial wreath-laying to honour fallen soldiers.
The grand ceremony concludes with the Beating Retreat ceremony that takes place on the evening of January 29. The tri-colour flag is flown as the Indian National Anthem plays.