Happpy AiR, in collaboration with the Bengaluru Traffic Police brings a citywide Happpy AiR Parade
Bengaluru’s streets will see an unusual and heart-warming sight on January 25, as Happpy AiR, in collaboration with the Bengaluru Traffic Police, brings a citywide Happpy AiR Parade aimed at spreading joy and creating awareness around mental well-being.
Unlike a traditional parade confined to one route, this initiative will unfold across some of the city’s busiest public spaces. Through flash mobs, music, dance and small happpiness goodies that will be distributed, the parade hopes to surprise citizens in the middle of their everyday routines, offering a brief pause to smile and reconnect with and enjoy the present moment.
The parade is scheduled to begin around 12.00 pm at Kemp Fort Mall, Old Airport Road, and will move through well-loved neighbourhoods including Indiranagar (12.45 pm), Koramangala (1.45 pm), Brigade Road (2.40 pm), Commercial Street (3.45 pm) and MG Road (4.25 pm), before concluding by early evening. Each stop has been planned with time buffers, and active support from the Bengaluru Traffic Police to ensure smooth movement and minimal disruption or inconvenience.
While the visuals promise smiles, colour and celebration, the message behind the parade is deeper. In a city where daily life often moves at a relentless pace, where people are stuck in traffic snarls for hours, where deadlines, anxiety and stress are a part of everyday life, the initiative seeks to quietly draw attention to mental health, emotional balance and mindful living, inspiring people to make happpiness a conscious choice. By meeting people where they already are, on streets, at markets and traffic junctions, the Happpy AiR team hopes to spark moments of reflection, positivity and conversation around choosing happpiness as a way of life.
Earlier this month, on Thursday, January 22, the collaboration had already caught the attention of many, when traffic signals across Bengaluru appeared to be ‘smiling.’ Traffic police personnel were seen distributing smiley happpiness balls at busy junctions, gently encouraging commuters to follow traffic rules, at the same time, offering them a simple yet powerful reminder to pause, smile and be happpy.
At the heart of the initiative is Happpy AiR’s philosophy: ‘Happpiness is not something to be chased; it is a choice. Happpiness is a state of being, not becoming. It is enjoying pleasure, living with peace and discovering the purpose of life.’ Happpy AiR, a global Happpiness Ambassador, an awakened Soul, author, singer and philanthropist, spells happpiness with three Ps, pleasure, peace and purpose, which he believes, are the three keys to happpiness, a joyful and fulfilling life.
Through music and direct engagement with the public, the happpiness parade aims to create small uplifting moments that ripple outward, reaching more and more people across the city. Citizens are encouraged to watch out for the parade on January 25, join in wherever they encounter it, and carry its message forward because sometimes, one smile on the street can brighten an entire day, and one moment of connection can change a life.