Welcome on-board Dr. Kumar...Garg saheb finally got to get in the experts after 26 months of formation of ITP ( Indian tree pix )
On 26/08/2009, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear member, > I welcome our new member on-board 'Indiantreepix', who started identifying > our orchids within few minutes of joining. > He will certainly be a great asset for 'Indiantreepix' community in helping > with Orchid Ids. > > Here are some details about him: > > He did his schooling in DAV JVM (Shyamali), Ranchi. He then received a > Bachelor’s degree in > > Botany (Hons.) and Master’s degree in Botany (with specialization in > Cytogenetics, Radiation > > Genetics and Plant Breeding), from Ranchi University, Jharkhand. He joined > the Wildlife Institute > > of India in August 2002, and have since been associated with AICOPTAX > project on the > > Taxonomy of Orchids in various capacities. He concurrently pursued a Ph.D. > from the Forest > > Research Institute, under the guidance of Dr. G.S. Rawat (WII). His thesis > was titled > > ‘Systematics and some aspects of Ecology of Orchids in Jharkhand state, > India’. > > At present he has authored 7 international and 5 national publications and > he is currently writing > > two books viz. ‘Orchids of Jharkhand’ and ‘Orchids of Kudremukh National > Park’. He was awarded > > the 1st prize for myhis presentation at Indian Subcontinent Regional Orchid > Specialist Group > > meeting (Nepal, 2003) and the 2nd prize in the National Conference on > Orchids (Bangalore, > > 2008). He is a plant explorer by nature and his prime research interest lies > in plant taxonomy. > > Other broad research interests include orchidology, molecular systematics, > plant ecology, > > conservation, propagation and sustainable development. His other interests > include > photography, gardening, sketching, bird watching, music and electronics. > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > Image Resource of thousands of my images of Birds, Butterflies, Flora etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg > For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- > Indiantreepix:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > > > > > -- Regards Rajesh Sachdev ------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.blogger.com/profile/00381405438030989041 http://www.flickr.com/photos/leoparguy/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
