OMG! When Bengaluru found a crocodile on a busy street

What would you do if you found a crocodile in the midst of heavy traffic? Scream, most naturally. And in Bengaluru, that’s exactly what happened when they found the reptile emerging from a pothole.
But, relax… Startled commuters at Sulthanpalya Main Road were in for a pleasant surprise when they found out that the crocodile was not real and an art installation by local artist Baadal Nanjundaswamy.
The life-sized croc made by Nanjundaswamy, who wanted to protest a giant pothole that has not been fixed in the northern part of the city for days. On Thursday, he painted the area around his crocodile to look like a pond.

Everyone has the potential to express themselves in his or her own way. This is my way of communicating a grievance,” the artist told The Indian Express.
The 36-year old artist is not new to these forms of protest. He had earlier created a mouth of Yamraj in an open manhole to show that it was a death trap. The civic authorities reportedly fixed it within a day.

Rediff source.

[krishnaamma]

Re: OMG! When Bengaluru found a crocodile on a busy street

OMG........ நிஜமாகவே பயந்து விட்டேன் மாமா ................ செய்தால் தான் கொஞ்சமாவது கவனிக்கிறாங்க

[ggmoorthyiyer]

Re: OMG! When Bengaluru found a crocodile on a busy street

there is a panic prevailed on that day, and also YEMA RAJA drawing was also drawn by this artist in a manhole
on highways, showing the opened mouth on that. action.....no action.......... that is the result.

[R.Varadarajan]

Re: OMG! When Bengaluru found a crocodile on a busy street

Welldone Sri.Nanjundaswamy.Nice way to express disgust at the powers thst be that does not care about public welfare.
But even this would not hsve penetrated their thick skin.Of late we hesr that Bangalore is becoming famous for potholes, polluted waters etc.,
zLong live shameless politicians and city administrators!!!

[Brahmanyan]

Re: OMG! When Bengaluru found a crocodile on a busy street

Interestingly this has worked well. The BBMP cleaned the place next day itself and repaired the pot hole.
Thanks to the innovative action of this artist Nanjundaswamy.

Brahmanyan,
Bangalore.

[soundararajan50]

Re: OMG! When Bengaluru found a crocodile on a busy street

Fantastic way of protest. Attractive deviation from the usual way of protest.