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Bonsai Exhibition by Bonsai
Study Group of The Indo-
Japanese Association

By Nikunj and Jyoti Parekh, Directors: Bonsai Study Group of The
Indo-Japanese Association, Mumbai, India.

From 15th to 17th November 2013, more than 6000
persons visited this event. There were hundreds of el-
ementary to high school students that viewed the bon-
sai exhibits and watched five demonstrations by our
team. During this event there was a painting competi-
tion to draw individual bonsai from the exhibits. More
than 50 students of age groups 7–11 years, 11–15 years
and 15–20 years participated. Winners were given
prizes and all participants also got consolation prizes.
Top to bottom, left to right;
Our program, VISION 2014, was also launched at Bonsai Study group’s exhibi-
this event, a program to expose school children to the tion with focal display viewed
art of bonsai through our volunteer teams at Mumbai by school children.
and all affiliated chapters across India. We have no- Art competition for age group
below 11 years in progress.
ticed that bonsai art here is practiced by an age group Students queued up to see
50 to 70 years which does not hold future promise exhibits early morning.
and hence our group wishes to train 2000 children in Above 15 years age group
the coming year. The children will be encouraged to winner of bonsai drawing
make bonsai from nursery grown plants because dig- competition.
ging trees from the wild ultimately damages our green Winners of competition were
cover and environment. given prizes
Bonsai demonstrations
were tailor-made for school
children.

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