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Visit the world of hand-made Japanese dolls,try out a kimono or become a samurai for an hour. You can even learn how to work with origami. All this is happening right in the heart of the city,at Lalit Kala Akademi,where an exhibition of traditional Edo-Kimekomi Dolls has been organised by the Embassy of Japan as part of 60 years of Indo-Japanese diplomatic relations celebrations. Material as simple as wood and cloth has been shaped into demure characters to present different facets of the typical Japanese lifestyle.
Theres a slew of other activities as well. On a chair by a little table,sits a Japanese origami expert from Tokyo-based Sachei Kei organisation that aims to preserve the special Japanese doll-making methodology teaching keen youngsters how to make birds and flowers out of paper. Nearby,a group of Japanese women is busy making dolls and painting colourful balls and postcards. Its all about improvising, says Kumi Ito of Sachi Kei,who is painting a group of children at play. Happy children is my favourite subject, she adds.
In the adjacent room,an Indian couple has donned the traditional Japanese attire and is now posing for a picture. This exhibition gives us a glimpse of the Japanese life,highlighting how enterprising and culturally rich these people are, said Smitha Sehgal,one of the visitors on Saturday morning,adding that she too hoped to try the kimono on herself,once the crowd became slightly thinner.
The exhibition is on till March 26 at
Lalit Kala Akademi
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