18th and 28 March 2022
In the midst of a scorching Indian summer in mid March 2022, Sogetsu Chennai Branch was invited by Ms. Miyuki Inoue, Culture Head, Japanese Consulate, Chennai to conduct an interactive Ikebana demonstration for the Hello Japan program showcasing Japanese Culture to senior secondary school students
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| Freestyle exhibits by Chitra Rajan and Divya Selvam at Velammal Vidyalaya school |
Sogetsu Chennai director Mrs Malathi Pandurang deputed Sensei Divya Selvam and Sensei Chitra Rajan to conduct a demonstration for students of two higher secondary schools Velammal Vidyalaya school and Sethu Bhaskara Matriculation higher Secondary School at Chennai, India.
In both the demonstrations the senseis showed basic upright and basic slanting style on a Moribana container and then invited a few students to try out the same. The demonstration was viewed with great interest by staff and students and the students enjoyed the interactive session too. Besides these two free style demonstrations were also exhibited by the sensies from Sogetsu Chennai branch.
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| Basic Upright interactive demo by Chitra Rajan. At Velammal |
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| Basic Slanting demo by Divya Selvam - at Velammal |
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| Freestyle exhibit by Divya Selvam at Sethu Bhaskara school |
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| Free style exhibit by Chitra Rajan at Sethu Bhaskar school |
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| Kimono-clad students in front of the exhibits |
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| Basic Upright demo by Chitra Rajan at Seth Bhaskar school |
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| A nice group photo to round off the session |
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