October Meeting: Demonstration by Sensei Ambika Chandrashekar and talk of trek in the Hampta pass by Chelvi Gopinath
Our 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 arrangement were very beautiful.
Our member Krishna Ramachandran student of Sensei Ambika Chandrashekar received his third and fourth certificate from the Sogetsu school.
On the morning of the 25th of October our Director Reji Mrs Malathi Pandurang was conferred the Foreign Minister’s Commendation Award by the Consul general Mr.Taga Masayuki at the Consul general’s residence.Senior members attended this ceremony. We are delighted that our Ma’m has been given this prestigious award.
The Foreign Minister’s Commendations are awarded to individuals and groups with outstanding achievements in international fields in order to acknowledge their contributions in the promotion for friendship between Japan and other countries.
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