CHENNAI SOGETSU BRANCH ANNUAL EXHIBITION JAN 2023
The 12th Annual Ikebena exhibition of Chennai Sogetsu Branch took place at the Malayalee Club on 28th and 29th of January 2023. The theme of the exhibition aptly titled “Man and Plants” gave the participants the opportunity to express their relationship with plants through creative free style Sogetsu Ikebana exhibits. The exhibition was inaugurated by Mr Masayuki Taga, Consul General of Japan (Chennai). During the inauguration ceremony on 28 Jan 2023 Mr Taga the chief guest spoke in length about the Indian poet and philosopher Rabindernath Tagore visit to Kobe, Japan and his short open Haiku on flowers. He mentioned that beauty lies in the heart of the flower. Other special guest Mr Berne Joann Jessie, curator Theosophical Museum, Adyar and Mr M R Ranganathan Chairman ABK, AOTS, DOSOKAI . Mr Johann Jessie spoke about the Ying and Yang principal of balance in nature and it’s application to Ikebana. Many Japanese officiers from Japanese Consulate attended the event along with Mr