Top 10 Google doodles of 2012 [Gallery]

By Abhinaya P

Updated: Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 13:32 [IST]

robert-moogs-78th-birthday

mothers-day

gideon-sundbacks-132nd-birthday

valentines-day

155th-birthday-of-heinrich-hertz

international-womens-day

eadweard-j-muybridges-182nd-birthday

charles-dickens-birthday

nicolas-stenos-374th-birthday

happy-new-year

Google follows the trend of surprising its visitors by implementing some or the other changes to the search, services or homepage. One change that the users wait eagerly is the doodles that it posts on the homepage. Doodles are the changes made to the logo to commemorate and mark holidays and birthdays of famous artists, scientists and pioneers. The first doodle was posted by Google in 1998. It has been 14 years since the doodles started and there are hundreds of of them created for various countries across the globe.

The gallery above displays the top 10 Google doodles that were posted in the Indian homepage in 2012. They include occasions like Robert Moog's 78^th birthday, Mother's Day, Gideon Sundback's 132^nd birthday, Valentines Day, Eadweard J Muybridge's 182^nd birthday, International Women's Day. 155^Th birthday of Heinrich Hertz, Nicolas Steno's 374^th birthday, Happy New Year and Charles Dickens birthday.