My Flower Album

New beginning

HAPPY

Inauguration of new house

To mark the shifting of my residence to my daughter’s own house wishing

her a colorful happy life

Smt.D.V.Rukmini

Warm welcome

to

the beloved parents

My new address:#004,GF, SREEJA TANISHQ, Block1,2ND Cross, Byrasandra, G.M.PALAYA, Bangalore. m:09945555110

MY FLOWER ALBUMMY FLOWER ALBUM

ROSESROSES

My Flower Album

My Flower Album

Nature and It’s Beauty

Flowers are restful to look at. They have neither emotions nor conflicts.

 Sigmund Freud Nature never did betray the heart

that loved her. William Wordsworth

A thing of beauty is a joy forever: its loveliness increases;

it will never pass into nothingness.John Keats

DedicationI dedicate this album to Mr. D. Subrahmanyam Subbu, my husband, for filling colors in my life and to Ms.D.Supriya, Ammalu, my daughter and my life spring for adding not only extra colors but also added fragrance to our lives. Of late she is also acting as my walking stick to make me stand erect and lead a normal life after the debacle.

Initially I wanted to a have farm house with a flower Initially I wanted to a have farm house with a flower garden. I could successfully have a small home garden garden. I could successfully have a small home garden but could not maintain it. So I decided to prepare this but could not maintain it. So I decided to prepare this

album, simply a collection of pictures of beautiful album, simply a collection of pictures of beautiful flowers to amuse myself. Never the less near and dear flowers to amuse myself. Never the less near and dear who bestow priceless love on me also deserve to derive who bestow priceless love on me also deserve to derive

some pleasure out of this album. some pleasure out of this album.

I did not think that floral designing is such a fascinating I did not think that floral designing is such a fascinating subject until I started delving into it. The more I read subject until I started delving into it. The more I read

the more interesting it is becoming. I can imagine how the more interesting it is becoming. I can imagine how intoxicating, hands on experience with live flowers, intoxicating, hands on experience with live flowers,

could be .Perhaps it is too late in the day for me to learn could be .Perhaps it is too late in the day for me to learn more about it. So I have decided to keep the scope of more about it. So I have decided to keep the scope of

this album only for self amusementthis album only for self amusement..

Foreword

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I thank Mr.V.S.Saril, my Physio and dear I thank Mr.V.S.Saril, my Physio and dear young friend, who made me stand up on young friend, who made me stand up on my feet, and taught me how to walk after my feet, and taught me how to walk after the debacle and motivated me to come the debacle and motivated me to come back to my normal self. He also inspired back to my normal self. He also inspired me to make this album as he himself is a me to make this album as he himself is a

floral designer and our conversations floral designer and our conversations kindled this interest in me.kindled this interest in me.

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Warm Warm wisheswishes

Pink: Grace and gentilty

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Fragrance and purity

Beauty and Delicateness

"One who performs his duty without attachment, surrendering the results unto the Supreme Lord, is unaffected by sinful action, as the lotus leaf is untouched by water”. Bhagavat Gita 5.10

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Saraswathi Lakshmi Gayatri

Prosperity

Indians believe that Brahma, creator and God of the universe, sprang from a Indians believe that Brahma, creator and God of the universe, sprang from a lotus blossom. And the Buddhist prayer "Om! Mani padme hum!" translates as lotus blossom. And the Buddhist prayer "Om! Mani padme hum!" translates as

"Oh!, the jewel of the lotus flower!" "Oh!, the jewel of the lotus flower!"

Religious symbolism of Religious symbolism of Lotus Lotus

•The Buddha is often depicted sitting on a giant lotus leaf or blossom. According to legend, he was born with the ability to walk and everywhere he stepped, lotus flowers bloomed.

•Vishnu, Brahma, Lakshmi , and Saraswati, were always associated with Lotus flower and are depicted being seated on them.

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As this is different in different schools As this is different in different schools of thought and is changing over time, of thought and is changing over time, with the introduction of new hybrid with the introduction of new hybrid varieties what ever has been used is varieties what ever has been used is given in the next slide. given in the next slide.

Symbolism of colors relevant to the album

Innocence and purity, reverence and humility,

secrecy and silence, spiritual love

Deepest love and respect

White

Red

Loving , gentle, graceful ,simplicity

Light pink

Deep friendship, joyous moments, Platonic loveYellow

Gratitude, Appreciation, and Thanks dark pink

Desire, Enthusiasm, Fascination, Passion

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Deep Friendship

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Bridal pink hybrid tea rose

Finally,Finally,Rose is a rose is a rose is a Rose is a rose is a rose is a

roseroseSecred Emily:1913 :A poemSecred Emily:1913 :A poem

This section is based on the poem in Telugu by This section is based on the poem in Telugu by Karunasri Jandhyala Papayyasastri.Karunasri Jandhyala Papayyasastri.

Name of the Kavyam (poem) is ‘Pushpavilapam’Name of the Kavyam (poem) is ‘Pushpavilapam’ It consists of 14 stanzas and was sung by ‘Ghantasala’It consists of 14 stanzas and was sung by ‘Ghantasala’ Author of this album has made a very humble effort to Author of this album has made a very humble effort to

convey the poet’s idea in English. It is really difficult to convey the poet’s idea in English. It is really difficult to translate any such kavyam into a different language.translate any such kavyam into a different language.

The poem has beautiful lyrics, it feels as if the poet The poem has beautiful lyrics, it feels as if the poet himself is a flower lamenting with his fellow flowers.himself is a flower lamenting with his fellow flowers.

“Early morning I stood near a plant and tried to nip the flowers for offering them to the lord and I shuddered when I felt that flowers cried in woeful anguish and asked me whether I would murder all of them.”“I stood crest-fallen, and in my heart a sensitive thought came, the expression of which formed the gist of this poem.”Karunasri Jandhyala

Papayyasastri

•Few hours we are destined to live come to an end too soon to enjoy the freedom of being in the our mother plant ‘s lap or swinging happily in the air with our mother plant’s support. •When destined hour comes we breath our last uncomplaining and drop dead at our mother's cool feet. Even during our short lives we only spread beautiful scent making everyone happy.

Why Then You Humans Do Not Spare Us ?

Sannajaji

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•Some of us bloom in the night but not fortunate enough to see the light of day. All of us spread our fragrance all over the place tantalizing your nostrils.

•Even then you do not spare us from living our short lives peacefully and joyously in our mother plant’s lap and fall off cheerfully without any regret .

Malli

Parijatam Sampangi ( yellow variety)

Parijata flower

Sampangi (green variety)

•How Merciless arethey those who kill the beauty itself to beautify them-selves by strangling us with silken threads ?•HOW heartless are the women to pierce needles into our hearts lest they may be able to adorn themselves with our broken necks and bleeding hearts?

Surya kantam

•I dedicate this part to Late Smt. Kanthammagaru,wife of Late Sri.D.V.L.N.Sharma, my mother-in-law. •The sunset came too early in her life and never to dawn again. •One major unfulfilled desire in her life was to have a house of her own. •My daughter was one of her beloved grand-daughters and I am sure she must have been the happiest at her achievement.

I am a Sun flower

I have a beautiful face with a lovely golden color

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SmtSmt, Kantammagaru was a beautiful , Kantammagaru was a beautiful young girl with a golden colored young girl with a golden colored complexion befitting her name.complexion befitting her name.

Sri.D.V.L.N. Sharma was a young teenage Sri.D.V.L.N. Sharma was a young teenage boy when they first met and he was so boy when they first met and he was so

enamored with her that he refused enamored with her that he refused

to marry none other than her.to marry none other than her.

We are unique in our ability to provide energy in the form of nourishment and vibrancy which mirrors the sun and the energy provided by its heat and light

WE ARE SUNFLOWERS

UNITY AND DIVERSITYLIVE AND LET LIVE

Ekta me hi

mahanatha hai

• sāre jahān se acchā hindostān hamārāham bulbulain hai is ki, yeh gulsitān hamārā •godi men kheltī hain jis ki hazāron nadiyā

gulshan hai jin ke dam se, rashk-e-janān hamārā

•maz'hab nahīn sikhātā āpas men

bayr rakhnāhindi hai ham, vatan

hai hindostān hamārā

Remembering my parents and my foster parents, Smt. and Sri.K.V.Ramanamurthy for whatever I am today.

Let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of thought contend.

Mao Tse-Tung

This is to commemoratate Sri.K.V.S.Murthy, my third brother, endearingly called as Chitty is also one such flower who strived hard to do something for the country selflessly and relentlessly

There is beauty even in confusion and chaos

Red and yellow add to the beauty

White and simple spread fragrance through the air

Without green there is no life

UTTER CONFUSION

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Bright and beautifully attractive

We always put a happy, pretty smiling face

giving pleasure to others

Joyous are we , and we care for others

Thorns,thorns and thornsThorns,thorns and thorns