Mumbai Launches ‘Puddle Painting’ to Turn Monsoon Mishaps into Art

by Radhika VazDecember 9, 2025October 30, 2025

Citizens transform rain-soaked streets into creative canvases.

Mumbai has introduced Puddle Painting, a city initiative where residents use rainy street puddles as artistic canvases. According to The Times of India, participants employ eco-friendly pigments and floating materials to craft temporary masterpieces during monsoon floods.

Artists report enhanced creativity, stress relief, and community engagement. Local authorities provide safety guidance, protective gear, and clean-up support. Critics raise concerns about traffic interference, but proponents highlight public enjoyment, cultural innovation, and photography opportunities. Future expansions include inter-neighborhood competitions, rain festival exhibitions, and augmented reality collaborations to immortalize ephemeral works.

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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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