여기로 날아와 – “Come Fly here” is the invitation a group of vibrant Korean women has posted for the butterflies at the Thousands Shades Butterfly Park here in Gurugram.
The language they used is definitely Korean.
The 18-acre park is already buzzing with hundreds of species of colorful butterflies, is a hotspot sensation for the visitors from many cross-sections.
What recently added to the charm of the Butterfly Park is the group of these women of the Korean origin, the majority of who have been staying in Delhi and NCR town Gurugram for years. They colored two blocks of the boundary wall of the park with two large-sized paintings depicting butterflies as well as invitation message “Come Fly here” in the Korean language –여기로 날아와 for them.
These women included Eunyoung Jung, Moyeon Chung, Hyun Kyung Cho, Hyo Jin Jeong, Eun Joo Park, Sumi Woo, and Kyong Hwa Moon. Some of them are housewives, and others are entrepreneurs and professionals. Sumi Woo is the director of the Korean Association in India, a social organization of Korean citizens staying in Delhi and Gurgaon.
“In one of the paintings, we sketched and colored two large butterflies with colorful wings. All of us contributed in some part or the other of the painting and used brushes to put various colors to complete the beautiful painting,” said Eunyoung Jung, a housewife living in Gurugram.
Hyun Kyung Cho who runs a Korean cuisine restaurant Hahn’s Kitchen in Gurugram is probably the youngest in the group. Cho said that she loved Indian culture.
Studied in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Cho is married to a Korean entrepreneur and lives in Gurugram.
“Whenever, I get time I prefer to spend time in socializing and contribute to society. I really enjoyed visiting the Butterfly Park for painting the walls with butterflies. We have also written – Come fly here in the Korean language, an invitation for the butterflies to come in great numbers here,” Cho added.
These women also completed another painting that was started by a group of Korean children. This painting carried impressions of the Korean flag in blue and red colors.
Sanjay Kaushik, the founder of Thousands Shades Butterfly Park, an initiative by his Uthaan NGO said that the park was increasingly gaining popularity among all sections of the society including expatriates.
“A large number of Korean men, women, and children have been visiting the park for many days. They come here on their own and offer to add value to human beings as philanthropy is very close to their hearts. Besides, visiting the park and painting the walls beautifully, they also donate generously for the hearing and speech impaired students, shelter and schools of underprivileged children,” Kaushik said.
Neeru – a volunteer at Uthaan, is actively involved with the Korean group of women.
“These Korean women remain active in social work. They move along in the society of their own and also mix up well with Indians with great interest and also try to learn about Indian culture,” Neeru who travels from her home in Delhi to Gurugram to contribute for the activities of Uthaan NGO, said.
