Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Govind Tiwari, India's online sensation!

Your ticket to instant fame now needn't be an offer to strip for the Indian cricket team or participation in a reality TV series. Now even a simple website, that was innocently made to make more friends on a social networking site, can make you a viral sensation, as was discovered by an Allahabad boy on Tuesday.

Govind Tiwari, a boy from Allahabad, was trending on Twitter in India and globally on Tuesday.
Govind Tiwari, a boy from Allahabad, was trending on Twitter in India and globally on Tuesday.
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Govind Tiwari shot to internet stardom, after his site was widely circulated on social networking platforms. The site that heavily employs Flash animation and even has images of Govind blinking, made the him a top trend on Twitter on Tuesday, both in India and globally.

An alumnus of the Bharat Scout & Guides Higher Secondary School, Tiwari used the site to show off his PhotoShop skills as several of the images showed a profile of the boy superimposed over scenic pictures. The site also included slideshows and videos with titles like 'Govind Tiwari dil ka bhola hai' and 'Photo fun with Govind Tiwari'.

Tiwari was the subject of much ridicule on Twitter on Tuesday. For example, one user, Eccentricandhow tweeted 'Baba Ramdev winks. Govind Tiwari blinks. There's a difference in their modus operandeye.' while the MTV India Twitter page left a tweet saying, "Govind Tiwari is everything Rakhi Sawant wants in a man."

Earlier this year, Rebecca Black, a US teenager gained instant notoriety after her song 'Friday' became a rage online. However the widespread criticism worked in her favour, since Black has gone on to release another video 'My Moment' on Monday and also appeared in a video for pop star Katy Perry.

Could Govind be as lucky? Only time will tell. In the meanwhile, have a look at his site here.

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