New Delhi, Oct 29 (PTI) Chakradhar Aalla, whose design ofa Cheetah on a loco will be the calling card of the ambitiousbullet train project of the government, has hit the bull's eyeafter 30 unsuccessful attempts in various logo competitions.
The 27-year-old second-year student of National Instituteof Design, Ahmedabad, says he participated in probably everydesign competition floated by the Narendra Modi government onthe portal MyGov.in.
But luck did not favour him until his winning design inthe bullet train project.
Chakradhar says he cannot wait to see his creation onevery government document, letter head and communication onthe bullet train.
He says if one looks closely at the logo, one will see itis like a train map – with the dots representing every stationand the routes concerned.
He also says his design incorporates several aspects ofthe country's high-speed train.
"The design looks simple, but it has deeper meaning.
While the Cheetah represents speed, dependability and trust,it also represents a typical train map with the rail networketched out on its body," Chakradhar told PTI.
Originally from Hyderabad, his father is a bureaucrat andhis mother a principal in a school in the city.
Growing up with two other siblings, he says his obsessionwith designing logos and was called the 'logoman' by friendsand family.
Chakradhar says his entire portfolio consists of designsthat he submitted for the MyGov portal.
"I have designed logos for Swachch Bharat and Beti Bachaoand many others. The logo of the cheetah on a locomotive wasmy first win. It couldn't have been better," he says. PTI ASGZMNNSD.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.