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Incredible India ceremony followed by lunch with their members. We
were taken around to see the trees by Nikunj and al-
By Min Hsuan Lo, Taiwan, with Jyoti & Nikunj Parekh, India. lowed to select material of our choice for the demon-
strations in the afternoon session.
India-Taiwan Friendship Bonsai Event was orga- Although exhausted by the evening, we all felt
nized by Mrs. Jyoti Parekh and Mr. Nikunj Parekh, co- happy to walk around the adjacent Cubbon Park with
founders of Bonsai Study Group of The Indo-Japanese its majestic old trees. The city planners deserve our
Association and their team in India from February complements for creating such a large green area in
22 to March 3, 2014 with support of Mr. Chen Cang downtown Bangalore, reminding me of Central Park
Sing, Chairman of 10th ASPAC and Chairman of BCI of New York city. The city of Bangalore is a mix of old
2017 in Taiwan. Four Taiwan leading Bonsai artists and new construction in the heart of the city.
included Mr. Min Hsuan Lo, Mr. Yu Ching Yuan, Mr. On both days we conducted full day sessions of im-
Shiu Wen Ren and Mr. Ho Yung Yu who participated provement workshops for Bangalore members on a
in this grand event. variety of trees. Ficus, Thuja orientalis, Juniperus, Cu-
When we arrived at Mumbai airport on the night pressus, and Eugenia uniflora were styled and grafting
of 21 February 2014, I was shocked to see the con- techniques, creating spaces for visual impact and har-
temporary new airport terminal T 2, depicting India mony in design were explained and shown.
as modern, technology oriented but yet with cultur- Next two days being a religious holiday, we went
ally rich heritage. It was very different than the old for a trip to the famous Nagarhole Wild Life Reserve
airport I had seen some ten years ago, when I visited
Mumbai. Then Nikunj told me the terminal had just
opened eight days back! We were so lucky to see the
new airport!
We could not wait to meet all our friends in India.
Intensive demonstrations and workshops started right
from the morning of February 22. All of us Taiwanese
artists were so excited and happy to share our knowl-
edge and skills on bonsai art with our Indian friends.
Although we are not accustomed to Indian food, we
enjoyed the warm hospitality of our Indian friends.
For next three days, we conducted demonstrations
in the mornings and workshops in the afternoons. The
trees worked on included Casuarina, Podocarpus grac- Top; Inaugural event at Mysore
on March 1 with Patron saint,
illor, Elaegnus pungens, Fukien Tea, Buxus harlandii, Senior Swamiji who has a large
Buxus semiperviens, Murraya exotica, Murraya panic- Bonsai garden and supports
ulata and Poilaniella fragilis. The Mumbai events were Bonsai activities with love and
very systematically planned and most of the members care.
did wiring themselves under our advice. Middle; On March 2, Bal
Our next stop was Bangalore, a top class software Swamiji of Mysore Avadhoot
and garden city in south west India. Later, I was told, Datta Peetham, Mysore,
with Taiwanese guests, Jyoti,
that India has mastered software technology similar Nikunj and Revered Kusuma
to Taiwan having mastered the hardware technology. of Kishkindha Moolika Bonsai
The domestic flight from Mumbai to Bangalore took garden.
only one and a half hours. I was surprised to see yet Bottom; Interactive session
another new International airport of high standard after work on a Jaboticaba tree
by Min Hsuan Lo, Shiu Wen
that was very different than my last visit some seven Ren and Nikunj Parekh kept
years ago. The airport is beautifully landscaped with the interest of large number of
colorful greenery. delegates.
Vriksha Bonsai Circle of Bangalore was one of the
affiliated chapters of the Bonsai Study Group of the In-
do-Japanese Association who organized the two-day
event. We could see from the eyes of their members,
they were keen to learn newer bonsai techniques. We
reached downtown Bangalore ready for the inaugural

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