Google is honoring the former South African President Nelson Mandela with an interactive Doodle on its homepage.
Google, the world leader in Internet search, is continuing its Doodle tradition by honoring the former South African President, anti-apartheid revolutionary and humanitarian Nelson Mandela. The interactive Doodle on the web giant's homepage marks the 96 birth anniversary of Mandela.
The Doodle was released Friday, July 18, the day Mandela was born in 1918. The interactive Doodle shows different stages of the African leader's life in the backdrop with quotes from his autobiography, The Long Walk of Freedom. Clicking on the Doodle starts a slideshow, with a drawing of a village in the background, which is presumably the birth place of Mandela, along with a quote, "No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion."
As the slideshow continues, Mandela, popularly known as Madiba and Tata among his supporters, is shown walking into his home and an accompanying quote appears, which reads, "People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite."
The creator of the Doodle, Katy Wu said in an interview that the quotes shown in the Doodle were hand drawn except for the first 2 slides.
The slides continue with each one showing different quotes by the beloved "Father of the Nation." In one of the slides, a drawing shows Mandela standing and reading a book in prison, where he spent 27 years of his life. The quote accompanying it is "Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world."
The last slide shows Mandela's picture on the right with inspiring words from the humanitarian, "The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time you fall."
The Doodle also features caption, search and share options on left side. The search button will display results for Nelson Mandela, caption button highlights the quote on the slide and the search button will let users share the Doodle on Google+, Facebook or Twitter.
Mandela died on December 5, 2013 after a prolonged respiratory infection, leaving an entire nation grieving.
