Click to play videoBangalore A book written by Bangalorean Dhanalakshmi Fordyce questions some long held beliefs about the art of floral arrangement.
The book, written after 20 years of reasearch, claims that the Japanese style of floral arrangement, or Ikebana, actually originated in India.
The bouquet is a classic example of the world-renowned art of Japanese floral arrangement – Ikebana and here is a traditional Hindu puja mandap.
Note the striking similarities in the way these flowers are arranged. A fact that lead writer Dhalakshmi Fordyce to reach a revolutionary conclusion in her book Purna Ghata.
Dhanalakshmi says, “If you see flower arrangements in china and Japan, all of them had arrangements in three stages. There was bud, open flowers and closed flowers past, present and future. That simply meant Bramha, Vishnu and Shiva. The original Ikebana cam with this concept of three and it was taken from India with Buddhists.”
Dhanalakshmi says the art of floral arrangement began in India 800 years before Ikebana made its first appearance in Japan - an assertion that could invite criticism.
“There's no doubt that I'll get flak for it but am only making a statement which I believe to be true and Indians would be proud of, Dhanalakshmi adds.
The Japanese liked Rajnikanth and his movies a lot but whether they'll like this book that's a big question. After all an Ikebana by any other name wouldn't smell as sweet.
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