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DECEMBER MEETING AT ABK

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Our December meeting was held at ABK on the 16th of December. 11 members attended the meeting. Our chairperson Reji Mrs Malathi Pandurang, discussed with us the arrangements for our upcoming annual exhibition in January. Various aspects of the exhibition was discussed in detail by Mrs Malathi Pandurang.We are grateful for the tireless efforts of Mrs Malathi Pandurang in organising this annual exhibition of ours. Our Sensei Mrs Meenakshi Sarin was invited as national jury for the  floral arrangement contest held by the National Abilympics Association of India in Delhi for the North Zone region. Sensei Meenakshi gave us a talk on the nature of the event. On the first day six participants with various disabilities had participated. Sensei Meenakshi explained the difficulties and the humane challenges of the participants. Delhi in December had beautiful flowers which brought out the creativity of the participants. Sensei Meenakshi had participated in this event as jury with great compassio

Annual Sogetsu Exhibition 2024

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 Annual Sogetsu Exhibition on January 20-21 2024  The Annual Sogetsu Ikebana exhibition for the public was hosted by The Chennai Sogetsu Branch members under the guidance of the Director Riji Mrs Malathi Pandurang on Jan 21 2024 and Jan 22, 2024 at Cholamandal Artist VIllage, Injambakkam, East Coast Road, Chennai. The    exhibition also featured    two workshops titled “Weaving coconut leaf accessories for Ikebana” and “Fundamentals of Sogetsu Ikebana”. The exhibition was inaugurated on Friday, 19 January 2024 at 5pm  by Mr Taga Masayuki , Consul General of Japan in Chennai. Other special guests included Ms Teraoka Mami, Vice Consul of Japan in Chennai, Mr Damodaraswamy    Secretary-Examinations ABK- AOTS Dosakai, Mr P Gopinath, veteran artist and and President of Cholamandal Artist Village. The traditional lighting of the lamp by the visiting dignitaries was followed by a welcome address by Sensei Chitra Rajan. Riji Mrs Malathi Pandurang invited the chief guests and other special gues

November 2023: Attending The 15th Asian Regional Conference by The Hyderabad Chapter

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 17th -19th November 2023 The 15th Asian Regional Conference the Ikebana International by the Hyderabad Chapter #250 Prakriti Laya (Rhythm of Nature) at Hyderabad brought together ikebana enthusiasts from different parts of the world to network and share their passion for ikebana. Seven members from our Chennai Branch Meenakshi, Prerna, Trishala, Chitra T., Yoana and Luna along with our respected Director Reji Mrs. Malathi Pandurang reached Hyderabad with our materials to take part in the Ikebana exhibition and attend the Conference. The exhibition was inaugurated by the Consul General of Japan Chennai, Mr. Taga Masayuki on the 17th of November. The Exhibition       Exhibits by our members:                                                  Later in the evening at the inauguration ceremony of the conference, a coffee table book 'Living With Art And Ikebana' was unveiled to mark the 20th Anniversary of I.I. Hyderabad Chapter.    Iemoto Mishosai Keiho Hirara. Christopher Lim of Sog

October Meeting: Demonstration by Sensei Ambika Chandrashekar and talk of trek in the Hampta pass by Chelvi Gopinath

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   O ur October meeting was held at ABK on Saturday the 14th of October with nine members in attendance. The meeting began with a talk by our member Chelvi   Gopinath .She was part   of an eight member group of trekkers , who had taken a four day trek through the Hampta Pass in Himachal Pradesh. Hampta pass  , a navigable pass in the lesser Himalayas. The Hampta pass is at an altitude of 14,000ft above sea level. Chelvi shared billiant   photos of the boulder-terrain enroute the trek. Our member Chelvi participates in treks and   marathons very often. Sensei Ambika Chandrashekar gave us a demonstration on flower focus. in an arrangement. For her first arrangement, Sensei Ambika arranged   hosta lily leaves and carnations in a nagiere and she brought out the beauty of the white carnations in the arrangement thus emphasising colour focus. The second arrangement by Sensei Ambika was in a moribana. She had used foxtail ferns and Gerberas and the colour contrast and focus and lines in the a