Google announces the winner of the Google for Doodle 2022 Contest

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This year Google has declared Kolkata's Shlok Mukherjee as the winner of the Google for Doodle 2022 competition for his inspiring doodle titled 'India on the Center Stage' for India.

Important facts

• Shloka's doodle - 'India on the Center Stage' - expresses hope for India's scientific progress to gain further momentum in the years to come.

• The theme of the Doodle for Google contest 2022 was 'In the next 25 years, my India will be...'.

• Sharing his doodle, Shlok wrote, "Indian scientists will succeed in developing indigenous eco-friendly robots for the betterment of humanity in the next 25 years".

• India will travel regularly from earth to space. India will be stronger in the coming years with more development in Yoga and Ayurveda.

• This year's contest received over 115,000 entries from children in classes 1 to 10 from over 100 cities across India.

• Shloka's doodle will be shown on Google.co.in for 24 hours on November 14, 2022.

• This year's Doodle for Google judging panel included actor, filmmaker, and TV artiste Neena Gupta.

• The 20 finally selected doodles were displayed online for public voting. Apart from the national winner, 4 group winners were also selected.