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Google Doodle Celebrates India's 80th Independence Day With Textile Tribute
Google made a special picture to celebrate India's 80th Independence Day.
The picture looks like a colorful quilt made of different Indian fabrics.
It was created by an artist named Namrata Kumar from New Delhi.
A long time ago, in 1947, India became its own country after being ruled by Britain for almost two hundred years.
Every year on August 15, people in India celebrate this day.
They raise the flag, listen to the Prime Minister speak from the Red Fort, and fly kites with flag colors.
The special Google picture shows famous Indian cloth-making styles like Jamdani, Ikat, and Benarasi silk.
These crafts are made by weavers, dyers, and printers across the country.
The picture is a way to say thank you to these artists and to celebrate India's culture.
Google marked India's 80th Independence Day on August 15, 2026, with a textile-inspired Doodle.
The Doodle is a modified reissue of the 2023 artwork by New Delhi-based artist Namrata Kumar, with an updated magnified font.
The artwork features historic textile traditions including Jamdani, Ikat, Ajrakh block prints, Benarasi fabrics, Kani Pashmina and Kerala's Kasavu.
India became independent on August 15, 1947, after nearly two centuries of British colonial rule.
Previous Independence Day Doodles include 2025 ceramic tile styles, 2024 flag-hoisting celebrations and a 2015 tribute to Mahatma Gandhi's Dandi March.
- Who
- Google, with artwork by New Delhi-based artist and graphic designer Namrata Kumar.
- What
- A textile-inspired Google Doodle celebrating India's 80th Independence Day and its textile heritage.
- Where
- India.
- When
- August 15, 2026.
- Why
- To pay tribute to the country's weavers, dyers and printers and to highlight the role of textiles in shaping India's cultural identity.
Key facts
- Event
- India's 80th Independence Day
- Date
- August 15, 2026
- Artist
- Namrata Kumar (New Delhi)
- Doodle theme
- Indian textile heritage and craft traditions
- Featured textiles
- Jamdani, Ikat, Ajrakh, Benarasi, Kani Pashmina, Kasavu
- Independence from
- British colonial rule (August 15, 1947)
- Previous Doodle
- 2025 ceramic tile styles by Boomranng Studio
- Original Doodle year
- 2023 (modified reissue in 2026)











