Amruta Fadnavis and Urvashi Rautela inaugurated the Bonsai Bonanza & Ikebana Exhibition hosted by Urvashi Thacker at Jamnabai Narsee Campus on February 1, 2019. The exhibition of Ikebana and Bonsai was presented by the Jamnabai Narsee School PTA & India Friendship Bonsai Society. Curated by Urvashi Thacker, Harsha Hinduja and Taruna Agarwal, this one-day exhibition was a visual delight with some of the most exquisite bonsais on display.
Both Amruta Fadnavis and Urvashi Rautela were seen admiring the live demonstrations of Ikebana arrangements and the bonsais on display. Speaking about the art form, Urvashi Thacker, Vice President of the India Friendship Bonsai Society and author of the book “Living with Bonsai”, shared, “Bonsai, an immensely gratifying pastime, is also the highest form of horticulture. Raising and nurturing bonsai is akin to nurturing a child from infancy to maturity, within the family. It is at one time – intensive meditation and on the other pure bliss to create artistic bonsai. Grooming and styling the bonsai, year after year, seducing it to perfection with love, care and appreciation can be a really satisfying emotional journey. Being engaged in a living art such as raising a bonsai can make a deeply significant impact on one’s life.”
There was also a sale of bonsai, plants, gardening and Ikebana material at the exhibition.
