Well said Pankaj! I feel so great to be a part of this wonderful family. Congratulations to all members for their efforts. Undoubtedly we have a long way to go. I wish this family a very very happy birthday! Ritesh
On Wed, 17 Jun 2020 at 11:32, Dr. Anil Kumar Thakur < anilthakur2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Motivating story, Pankaj ji > > On Wed, 17 Jun, 2020, 11:08 AM Pankaj Kumar, <sahanipan...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Respected sirs and dear friends >> >> Thirteen years back, on this day "efloraofindia" was started as >> "indiatreepix" and I must say that it has been a long journey since day >> one. Although I joined late, I couldn't, even in my dreams, imagine, how a >> small tireless band of individuals were managing this group in the >> beginning. And then gradually more and more people joined in, contributing >> actively. Although some like me kept silent for some time, we kept our eyes >> open because we knew the strength of this selfless, tireless effort, is >> going to be fruitful in the coming years. With legends like Gurcharan sir, >> and many world class subject experts on the group, this group or better >> say, FAMILY, has prospered. >> >> Currently we have a huge database of around 13,000 species represented by >> around 2,50,000 unique photographs, being backed up by a family size of >> over 3,000 members. This is indeed ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF >> COLLABORATION OF CITIZEN SCIENTISTS in the world that, till date, remains a >> fundless effort. I just can't recall any such platform in the whole world, >> where no money is involved. This platform has been an important source not >> only for Indian flora but also for neighbouring countries and accordingly >> qualified scientists have even started to cite our googlesite. At the same >> time this group has also contributed in the publications of new records and >> new species which is another level of achievement. >> >> My urge is now for all the members to contribute actively and make this >> 14th year memorable for all of us and let this dreamchild of ours grow >> further. >> >> Thanks and regards >> Pankaj >> >> -- >> ****************************************************** >> **************************************************************** >> *Pankaj Kumar*, Ph.D. >> *IUCN-SSC Orchid Specialist Group Asia* >> >> *Office*: >> >> Orchid Conservation Section >> >> Flora Conservation Department >> >> Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation >> Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong S.A.R., China >> >> *email*: pku...@kfbg.org; sahanipan...@gmail.com >> *Phone*: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 >> (mobile); *Fax*: +852 2483 7194 >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "ITPmods" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to itpmods+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CABpo8%3D36y1ETtVivfmpv7GjCviBLL8BUtiVP%3D%3DuYd2oacRLY_Q%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CABpo8%3D36y1ETtVivfmpv7GjCviBLL8BUtiVP%3D%3DuYd2oacRLY_Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ITPmods" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to itpmods+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CAEWs%3DZ%3D922JfkZtG9uNN3OJjGhNbRx1%2B3epes7JG_dAzAW5oag%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CAEWs%3DZ%3D922JfkZtG9uNN3OJjGhNbRx1%2B3epes7JG_dAzAW5oag%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- डॉ रितेश कुमार चौधरी/ Dr. Ritesh Kumar Choudhary वैज्ञानिक डी/ जैवविविधता एवं पुराजैविकी समूह/ Scientist 'D' । Biodiversity & Palaeobiology group आघारकर अनुसंधान संस्थान, जी जी अगरकर मार्ग/ पुणे- ४११००४/ AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE । G.G. Agarkar Road । Pune - 411 004 । भारत/ India. ई मेल/ E-mail: rkchoudh...@aripune.org, ritesh....@gmail.com वेबपेज /Webpage: *ARI* <http://aripune.org/research/riteshkumar-choudhary/> । *Google Scholar* <https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=YYWTmckAAAAJ&hl=en&authuser=1> । *ResearchGate* <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ritesh_Choudhary2> दूरभाष /Phone: +91-20-25325142 । Fax:+91-20-25651542 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABOA4xmSJJbOf-F5sR%3D5z626Uycv%2BBsKLAVzBrf6bNSZOHK3Zw%40mail.gmail.com.
