Pushpa Bitan is the premier floral art club in India since the early 1980s when it was founded. The Society actively seeks participation from its members in various programmes, shows, and seminars. They have regular monthly meetings with demonstrations in floral art, bonsai, spice tray display and other related subjects, by experts in floral art. In the past, Fay Crammer, member of Ikebana International Committee, Julia Clements, VMH, OBE, Masako Ebisuno, Deborah Hutton and Cynthia Scott gave demonstrations and talks to share floral art activities in different countries. Pushpa Bitan Members go on field trips to places of botanic interest. The Club also organises several workshops in other cities. Tthe workshop organised in 2003 at the Ramoji city of Hyderabad was one of the most successful shows and workshops. Pushpa Bitan patronises indigenous forms of art such as the Shola art which is unique to West Bengal.
