Hyderabad: Thousands of kilometres from Telangana, Bathukamma is blooming into more than a festival of flowers for the Telugu diaspora. From children discovering science through floral arrangements in New Zealand to large-scale celebrations in Malaysia and Dubai, the festival is emerging as a bridge between cultural roots and new generations growing up abroad.
By explaining these concepts, we help children understand the significance of Bathukamma during the celebrations,” an association member said. The event featured hands-on activities and demonstrations to introduce children to scientific concepts through the festival. “Bathukamma offers opportunities to introduce scientific concepts through identifying flowers and studying their properties (botany), exploring natural flower pigments (chemistry), understanding the stability of tiered floral arrangements (engineering), and examining symmetry and patterns (mathematics).
Today, we bring together a much wider audience, including people from other Indian communities,” Bhureddy Mohan Reddy, the association’s working president, told TOI.