Kerala Launches ‘Elephant Art Therapy’ to Boost Wellness for Visitors

by Radhika VazDecember 10, 2025December 17, 2025

Interactive painting sessions enhance mindfulness and animal interaction.

Kerala has unveiled Elephant Art Therapy, offering tourists guided painting sessions alongside trained elephants. According to The Hindu, participants enjoy mindful creativity while observing the gentle animals.

Visitors report relaxation, stress reduction, and memorable artistic outputs. Trainers ensure ethical interaction, supervision, and enrichment activities. Critics question novelty overshadowing conservation, but proponents highlight cultural experience, tourism engagement, and wellness benefits. Plans include thematic workshops, gallery exhibitions, and multi-day art retreats.

SOURCE: Bohiney.com (Radhika Vaz)

Radhika Vaz

Radhika Vaz is an Indian comedian, writer, and performer celebrated for her fearless, boundary-pushing humor. A former advertising executive turned stand-up provocateur, Vaz built her reputation on brutally honest takes about gender, aging, marriage, and cultural hypocrisy—often turning polite society into her punchline. Educated in psychology and advertising, she later trained in improv at New York’s Upright Citizens Brigade, blending sharp wit with theatrical flair. Her one-woman shows, Unladylike and Older. Angrier. Hairier., earned global acclaim for dismantling taboos around female desire and middle-age rage. Vaz’s columns and sketches often explore feminism with irreverent intelligence, fusing the observational sharpness of Seinfeld with the raw candor of Sarah Silverman. Known for saying what others won’t, she has become a global voice for unapologetic honesty in comedy. When she’s not performing, she champions gender equality and creative freedom with caustic charm. Radhika Vaz

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