Sake Dean Mahomed: Google doodle honours Anglo-Indian author

The doodle features kitchen ingredients like tamarind and salt, surrounded by celery leaves.

By Web Desk
January 15, 2019

Google is celebrating 260 birth anniversary of Sake Dean Mahomed, the first Indian author to publish a book in English.

Google created a special doodle that features kitchen ingredients like tamarind and salt, surrounded by celery leaves, to honour Mahomed.

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Anglo-Indian Mahomed is credited with building cultural connections between India and England.

Mahomed, known as the man of many talents, was one of the first entrepreneurs who gained popularity by building cultural connections between India and England.

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