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Top insets, left to right; The President of A brief opening speech was given by Welcoming gifts were graciously Sachin Bhow thanked all for coming
the Banyan Bonsai Club of Vadodara, Mr. Kanda, Chief Secretary, Government presented to all guests and from near and far and welcomed all the
Mrs. Chanda Agrawal, welcomes guest of Gujarat. demonstrators by Shagun Shah and her demonstrators and participants to the
speakers from all corners of the world. daughter Meera. All India Bonsai Convention.

Photo collage of demonstrators; official opening of the exhibition. This was followed by of laughter but always absorbing, as we learned and
As is human nature, the the simultaneous demonstrations of the Indian bonsai enriched our minds.
diversity of generations artists. This being my second time in India and Chase’s fifth
represented by the speakers The group of foreign guests, the demonstrators time, we were indeed pleased to return and confirm
produced a variety of lectures,
explanations, bonsai styles from five continents and the local speakers and that the art of bonsai continues to grow in India. The
from classic to contemporary, organizers bonded immediately, behaving as a team interest, enthusiasm and energy were strongly felt at
moments of seriousness, regardless of the generational gaps, complementing this event and certainly very visible and quite con-
moments of laughter but and supporting each other. This was quite tagious in the audience, which was always attentive
always absorbing, as we interesting, as is human nature, there was a variety and pleased.
learned and enriched our
minds. of lectures, explanations, bonsai styles from classic Bonsai in India, like many other countries, is
to contemporary, moments of seriousness, moments relatively new. It was two people passionate about

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