AUGUST: CLASSICAL OHARA DEMONSTRATION BY FIRST MASTER MRS. SYAMA BALBIR
Our director Reji Mrs Malathi Pandurang had facilitated a classical Ohara demonstration by First Master Mrs Syama Balbir from New Delhi.This zoom meeting was held on August 26th at 11.am. 28 participants attended this demonstration which included members from the chapters in New Delhi, Hyderabad and Bangalore. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan has announced the award of the of the Foreign Minister’s Commendation to our director Mrs Malathi Pandurang, for her contribution to the promotion of Japanese culture in India through teaching and introducing ikebana in Chennai and other parts of the country. The remarkable coincidence is that Mrs Syama Balbir will also receive the Foreign Minister’s commendation in New Delhi. The session began with Mrs Divya Selvam welcoming the participants and with Mrs Malathi Pandurang's introduction of First Master Mrs Syama Balbir. Mrs Syama Balbir is a graduate of the Delhi School of Economics and had the privilege of being taught by Nobel Laure