-- With regards, J. M. Garg ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Vijayasankar Raman <vijay.botan...@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 6 Jun, 2022, 9:20 am Subject: Re: [itpmods:17187] Fwd: [efloraofindia:424858] Ashutosh Sharma: Story of efloraofindia to celebrate 15 years of its completion on 17.6.22 To: itpmods <itpm...@googlegroups.com>
Wonderful story, Ashutosh ji! Very well written! Vijayasankar On Mon, Jun 6, 2022, 9:12 AM Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Beautiful narration Ashutosh ji. > > > > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > https://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > > > On Mon, Jun 6, 2022 at 8:25 AM Smita Raskar <smita.ras...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> How beautifully you have narrated your journey with eflora Ashutosh!!The >> who works hard always in field with plants is best plant taxonomist so you >> are!! >> I wish you the best young taxonomist, Iām sure you will describe many new >> species not only to eflora / flora India but new to science of plant >> taxonomy too š >> >> On Mon, 6 Jun 2022 at 7:41 AM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Wonderful story of journey with eFI, Ashutosh ji. >>> Indeed, eFI is a great booster to our passions. >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> On Mon, 6 Jun 2022, 06:20 J.M. Garg, <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> With regards, >>>> J. M. Garg >>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>>> From: Ashutosh Sharma <ashutoshsharma1...@gmail.com> >>>> Date: Mon, 6 Jun, 2022, 2:07 am >>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:424858] Ashutosh Sharma: Story of efloraofindia >>>> to celebrate 15 years of its completion on 17.6.22 >>>> To: indiantreepix <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >>>> >>>> >>>> *5 years with eFI - A Path Finding Journey* >>>> >>>> An adolescent villager, entering his second year of BSc. Forestry >>>> Hons., with no clear visions about his future, knew only one thing very >>>> well. It was the joy he got from exploring jungles, finding plants and >>>> insects, taking pictures of them and naming them systematically. >>>> >>>> I joined the group in October 2017, as a second year undergraduate, >>>> thanks to Anil Thakur sir and Nidhan Singh sir who helped me and guided me >>>> to join eFI Google group. I always had great curiosity of finding, >>>> identifying and remembering plant names since my latter schooling days. >>>> Though I was not from a pure Botany background, being taught basic Plant >>>> Taxonomy, Systematics and Identification courses, I still had a basic idea >>>> about plants, mainly trees identification, given my forestry background >>>> albeit without a faculty specialising in the field of Plant Taxonomy. As a >>>> result of this curiosity, I would often get my plants identified on a >>>> couple of Facebook groups, where many of our group members were active >>>> participants. >>>> >>>> As far as I remember, my first post was that of an Impatiens sp., that >>>> I posted in the first week of October 2017. It was later identified in our >>>> group as Impatiens scullyi Hook.f. a new addition to Flora of India. This >>>> got me interested to actively take part in the discussions happening in the >>>> group. I fondly remember the time when Mimulus strictus was identified >>>> after a long interesting discussion and also Calanthe davidii, which indeed >>>> turned out to be a rediscovery and a new record to the state flora. Both of >>>> these plants could not be identified on any Facebook groups or platforms >>>> for that matter, but thanks to the great number of plant family >>>> experts/specialists present in eFI group and particularly always active, >>>> never tiring and hard working Garg ji, that identification of species is no >>>> longer a task. >>>> >>>> When plants like Impatiens scullyi and Calanthe davidii got identified >>>> in our group, I worked relentlessly on them so as to get them published as >>>> research papers in good journals which ultimately boosted my confidence to >>>> take up Plant Systematics as my career. One can tell how much the eFI group >>>> has influenced me from the fact that after I completed my BSc. Hons. >>>> Forestry, my career took a positive turn as I delved into the world of >>>> Plant Systematics. I am now pursuing a Masters in Life Science (Plant >>>> Systematics by Research) thanks to the motivation, guidance and help I got >>>> from many members of our eFI group. It's been about 5 years since I became >>>> a part of this amazing thrilling journey of our unique family of plant >>>> enthusiasts/lovers, while also getting the opportunity, in December 2019, >>>> to become a moderator of our group. >>>> >>>> However, in the last two years, my postings have decreased >>>> significantly, given the academic work pressure and field exploration. >>>> Nevertheless, whenever I get a chance to go to the fields, my eyes are >>>> always in search of species that are not present in our eFI group. The >>>> happiness I get from finding new additions for our group is one of a kind, >>>> putting me short of words to describe it. Now that the group has grown as >>>> the largest database on Indian plants with more than fourteen thousand >>>> species, so it's not easy to find a plant not present on our group website >>>> especially from the well explored lower temperate areas of Western Himalaya >>>> (H.P.). My postings nowadays are restricted to adding new plants to the >>>> website. >>>> >>>> At the completion of 15 years of the efloraofindia group, >>>> I congratulate the entire team of eFI who has contributed to the eFI group. >>>> And being one of the youngest moderators and members, I am optimistic that >>>> our group will be able to document the most part of entire Flora of India, >>>> pictorially, in the next decade or so. My Dandvat Pranam and Salute to all >>>> hard working Pillars and Moderators of our group for their selfless service >>>> to Taxonomy, Botany and moreover to our people and our country India. >>>> >>>> I can't forget to mention a few names, J.M. Garg sir, Saroj Kasaju sir, >>>> Dinesh Valke sir, D.S. Rawat sir, Pankaj sir, Nidhan Singh sir, Anil Thakur >>>> sir and all the pillars and moderators who are always a big source of >>>> motivation for me. Thanks for enriching me and the entire group with your >>>> ever-widening knowledge. >>>> >>>> *Ashutosh Sharma* >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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/CADkfUKtinjA%3DctxbC-%2BBsYRTp%3DVXPDiZw-yjKHuqiEiWm5L4sw%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CADkfUKtinjA%3DctxbC-%2BBsYRTp%3DVXPDiZw-yjKHuqiEiWm5L4sw%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/CA%2BiuSFBieJdAmXGedXRFxneAynQX5OtHraY1WSZSO%3D7C8BFC-Q%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CA%2BiuSFBieJdAmXGedXRFxneAynQX5OtHraY1WSZSO%3D7C8BFC-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/CABSQqC1aexNEP27r9c752GKhi7yrG_J1%2B62MpsnsDRS1SdcXbw%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CABSQqC1aexNEP27r9c752GKhi7yrG_J1%2B62MpsnsDRS1SdcXbw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> Smita Raskar >> 308 Disha Residency, >> Salaiwada,Sawantwadi >> Mob.09422379568 >> >> -- >> 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/CABDcxeCGyiEacjXtaJZ6qcz6bRKiwV0p22bu-RZdYX8c94B1Bg%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CABDcxeCGyiEacjXtaJZ6qcz6bRKiwV0p22bu-RZdYX8c94B1Bg%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/CAHiXKpW2Kh4B3KS2LwZHPavo5iFK6ybJ_wRjEyuU3ybHLpt1_Q%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CAHiXKpW2Kh4B3KS2LwZHPavo5iFK6ybJ_wRjEyuU3ybHLpt1_Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ITPmods" group. 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