Indians Ask Google To Name Next Android As Lassi Or Ladoo


Bangalore: Google shows off its sweet tooth when it comes to naming its Android versions. All the Android versions are named after some sweets in alphabetical order; the recent one to join the list is Android 4.4, named after a popular confectionary-KitKat.

Now Indians want Google to name its next Android version after one of the two most famous sweets in the country- Lassi and Ladoo.

A group of students from IIT-Kharagpur, have written an open letter to Google’s Android Chief, Sundar Pichai, who is the product of same college, requesting him to name the next version of Android as Lassi, reports Times Of India. It reads, "We would like to suggest that the very next version of Android be named on one of the most popular Indian dessert, Lassi. Lassi, the humble Indian sweetened yogurt based drink, is a traditional chilled beverage of India served with an assortment of flavorings. Lassi symbolizes the purity and delicacy of Indian culture. This explains the huge cult following that Lassi commands all over India."

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