The user is taken through digital crossword puzzles, illustrative and interactive photo essays, and archival content in this immersive online show to depict the memorable moments in India’s history with some of the country’s most recognisable figures, as well as its scientific and athletic accomplishments, providing a glimpse of India during the freedom movement.
Google Arts & Culture is continuing its mission to close the gap between the arts and the public by making Indian arts, crafts, and museums available to people all over the world. India is celebrating 75 years of independence this year, and the digital platform, which turns 10 this year, is taking part by digitizing India’s rich cultural heritage. Google honors the government’s annual “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” initiative.
According to Simon Rein, senior programme manager, Google Arts and Culture (GA&C), “Young artists have recorded the history and culture of India, and through their eyes, we see it. Through interactives, puzzles, illustrations, and photo essays enhanced by AR and VR, people can go back in time and relive these moments, get a closer look at paintings, works of art, culture, or learn more about various facets of Indian heritage.
The collection, which is available in English and Hindi, is a great resource for teachers and parents who want to introduce children and families to Indian history and culture in classrooms, institutions, and homes. The exhibitions from various institutions across India, including the Ministry of Tourism, Museum of Art & Photography, Heritage Directorate of the Indian Railways, the Indian Academy of Sciences, and Dastkari Haat Samiti, are also included in the collectibles, says Rein. In addition, the collectibles are accessible to all ages and groups around the world.
The GA&C will host the exhibition all year round. The platform intends to expand as the exhibition adopts digital technology by adding new editions, museums, and archive foundations.
One can browse 2,100 shows at Google Arts & Culture that are offered by more than 100 partners in India. Google also revealed this year that kids in Grades 1 through 10 can enter its well-known Doodle4Google contest for 2022, which has the topic “In the next 25 years, my India will….”