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Book Review
Sharing Knowledge,

Spreading Joy

Beyond the Spirit of Miniature Landscapes
Saikei, Forest and Water & Land Penjing

By Glenis Bebb, Australia

ikunj and Jyoti Parekh founded The Indo Japanese
Association Study Group of the Indo Japanese
Association in 1979. They are coauthors of Wonderworld
of Bonsai and Saikei and have demonstrated at
Ninternational events in Australia, USA, UK, Germany,
Hong Kong, Italy, China, Taiwan, Sri Lanka and Kenya.
They won silver and bronze medals for the mini garden pavilion they
created at the Greenery and Garden Expo in 1990 in Osaka, Japan.
They have been publishing a quarterly bonsai magazine, Nichin Bonsai
since 1985.
Nikunj is the India Region Director of World Bonsai Friendship
Federation and is a founding member. He has been a member of the BCI
board since 2000 and is now serving as second Vice President. Nikunj
was awarded the Order of The Rising Sun with Gold and Silver rays
by the government of Japan for promoting Japanese culture in India.
Jyoti, as well as her expertise in bonsai, is a celebrated vegetarian
BEYOND THE SPRIT OF cooking teacher, who has taught fruit and vegetable carving in addition
MINIATURE LANDSCAPES: to cooking since 1969. She has held cooking demonstrations in Japan,
Bottom; Titled Journey of Saikei, Forest and Water & USA, Canada, UK Kenya and Hong Kong. She has authored 13 books
a River, this unique Saikei Land Penjing on vegetarian cooking, the art of vegetable carving and gift wrapping.
is actually three trays Chand Kejriwal has been a member of the Bonsai Study Group of
that can be displayed By Nikunj Parekh, Jyoti Parekh the Indo-Japanese Association for two decades and has a fond interest
individually. When
displayed together they and Chand Kejriwal in group plantings.
create a river’s journey 80 pages. English. As well as her love of bonsai, Chand has been teaching Ikebana for
from a waterfall to the sea $13.95 24 years. Chand received a Masters in Ikebana from the Ohara School
shore. of Japan.

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