Expo

FLORA EXPO ( 5th International Flora Expo 2009 in Bangalore - the floriculture capital of India, 5 - 7 Dec' 2009 ) has invited us to participate.

We want to know your opinion about our participation.

Please feel free to give your suggestions.

Demonstration

To present our Puja & Arti in a better way we have organized a demonstration on

TRADITIONAL ARTI THALI

DECORATION

by Vidurji , an expert in this art.

Date : 6th May 2009 ( Wednesday )

Time : 2.30pm

Venue : Jyotirmai Sewa Sadan

37/1A Garcha 1st Lane, Kol-19

MEETING

Orchid Treat

Venue : Mrs Sweta Himatsingka's residence
5 Asoka Road
Alipore , Kolkata - 27

On : 7 th April 2009

At : 4 pm

Demonstration

"Special Tabletop Floral Decoration"

By : Kavita Poddar

At : ShreeAnjali
37/1C Hazra Road
Kolkata - 29

On : 9 th March 2009 ( Monday )

At : 2 pm

You Are All Welcome

Let's Celebrate

A Myriad display of flower arrangements and floral accessories on " CELEBRATION "

On : 25 and 26 th October 2008

Time : 2 pm to 8pm ( 25 th October )
8 am to 8 pm ( 26 th October )

Venue : KANOI HALL
Agri Horticultural Society
1, Alipore Road , Kolkata - 27

All are Invited with their families and friends to make " Celebration " an event to Cherish

Welcome Richard Go

Richard is an award winning international designer, floral consultant, wedding and functions coordinator as well as a Botanical Architect by trade. Richard spent most of his time-sharing his floristry knowledge and skills not only in Australia but also globally. He has decorated for parties, weddings, product launches, held floral demonstrations and floral workshops in the Philippines , Vietnam , Singapore , Malaysia , USA , Japan , Germany and New Zealand from Auckland to Invercagill. Richard always believe in the saying " If there's a will, There's a way!" Richard is one of the six floral designers in Australia that holds a diploma in floristry. He is a dedicated member of the American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD), Flower Design Australia (FDA), the New Zealand Professional Florists (NZPF) and the World Flower Council (WFC).

ABOUT US

Love , Help One Another & Keep United

In India, flowers have been symbolically used to depict a plethora of festivals, political struggles, ideologies and cultural beliefs since ancient times . Showcasing this richness of Indian floral art to the rest of the world that urged Mrs Uma Basu to establish Kusumika , a school of floral art and decoration in 1968 at the Academy of Fine Arts,Kolkata, to teach flower arrangement and ikebana. But the need to enrich the Indian floral art form , paved the way to establish in 1980 the Pushpa-Bitan Friendship Society (PBFS), the floral club in Kolkata along with Lakshmi Gidwani, Kazuko Nigam and Uma Vaid . Together they formed the only floral art club in the country. For, they consider floral art a tangible motif of communication and one which evokes a sense of joy among the beholder. We all prefer “saying it with flowers” and “SPREADING FRIENDSHIP THROUGH FLOWERS”. Begun with 20 budding floral enthusiasts as its members, Pushpa-Bitan has blossomed into a flourishing organization with members spread across the country. This non-profit organization has now blossomed into a conspicuous, abounding Society, transcending the boundaries not only of Kolkata but the whole of India, giving it an international presence.

Our first exhibition was held in 1982 in the Ashutosh Memorial Hall, Indian Museum, Kolkata.

PBFS can also boast of introducing foliage arrangement at the Agri-Horticulture Society of India’s foliage show. Representing the club at Eden Garden’s and Agri- Horticulture Society of India’s flower shows is a regular annual feature.

Members of the society have also been repeatedly participating in the Chelsea Flower Show, U.K.

Pushpa-Bitan ( PBFS) is the only flower arrangers’ organization in India to be a part of the World Association of Flower Arrangers (WAFA). WAFA was formed by flower arrangers all over the world. From each country, only one floral art organisation can become a member. From India, Pushpa Bitan got this honour in 1990.That apart, it has also received recognition from the National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies of Great Britain (NAFAS), which has about 1,500 registered clubs across the world .

Our members have represented flower shows held in the UK, South Africa , New Zealand, Tokyo, Genoa and Scotland. The most striking one being the festival of flowers held at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, on the occasion of the Westminster Cathedral Centenary Celebration in 1995 and the prestigious Chelsea flower show in London as an associate member of NAFAS.

It was a moment of great pride for our organization when BBC broadcasted a 10 minute capsule on us during the Chelsea flower show.

Be it Bimal Mitra’s book titled, Sahib Bibi aur Golam or Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali and Sonar Kella, the Pushpa-Bitan members have tried to showcase the masters creativity through floral designs. Using stems, leaves, fruits and flowers, they have created wonders and set a benchmark of excellence.

We have monthly meetings with classes and demonstrations in many kind of Floral Art e.g. Bonsai, spicy tray displays, vegetable curving, flower arrangement by experts in these fields from all over the world. Members also go on excursions to places of botanical interest and field study to unearth “inconvenient truths” of global warming, to constructively reverse climate change .

This year in 2008 Pushpa-Bitan was invited by Rabindra Bharati University to give a demonstration of flower art at Emerald Bower Campus , Seminar Hall and to exhibit Tagore’s Poetry through flower arrangements at Jorasanko Campus (Jorasanko Thakurbari ).

We have just completed a Summer Course with six Lecture Demonstration classes (12th – 23rd May 2008) on basic Theory of Flower Arrangement, comprising of height, depth, proportion, colours, styles etc, in regard to Indian, Western and Ikebana Arrangements. On completion of the course, Certificates were given.

This, with the efforts of all the members and the overwhelming response of this ‘City of Joy’ the art of arranging flowers is sure to be a catalyst in global harmony and aesthetic pleasure.