Google doodles on Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa's 113 birthday
New York, Dec 29 (IBNS): Continuing the trend of decorating homepage with doodle, popular search engine Google shaped the page with their new creating which is dedicated to the life and literature of Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa, a renowned 20th century Indian poet and author.
The doodle has been made to mark the writer's 113th birth anniversary.
Known more famously by his pen name Kuvempu, he is considered one of the greatest Kannada writers of his time.
The Kannada language is spoken mainly in Kuvempu’s home state of Karnataka, and he strongly advocated for it to be the main medium of education, read the Google page on doodle.
The website further said: "Kuvempu’s poem featured above is ‘Poovu’ (The Flower), rhapsodizing on the beauty of the poet’s natural surroundings. Kuvempu loved his writing to reflect the simple wonder of the world around him, especially flowers. To celebrate Kuvempu’s life and work, today’s Doodle by illustrator Upamanyu Bhattacharyya (and Swati Shelar, who helped with the Kannada lettering) shows Kuvempu surrounded by nature in his beloved home."
From special dates, events to birthdays of popular international personalities, Google often decorates its website with doodles to mark them.
Image: Google website
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