Dear All: there was too much confusion already....... lets keep it straight... I am Usha Di ... nobody please nobody call me Dr Desai, or Dr Usha or Usha ji or Usha diji.....
Plain and simple USHA DI.... I have corrected the subject line..... I want to let it rest at this stage.... Thanks, Usha di =============== ep 1, 10:47 pm, Alok Mahendroo <alokisabe...@gmail.com> wrote: > Congratulation Usha di, > A well deserved acclamation, I am sure you will be the part of many more > interesting conversations here... and like you said.. there is so much > we learn and see from our learned guides... into what I thought was > 'greek' for me... :) > > It feels nice to be a part of this group.. and although we did not cross > the 4000 mark.. but I am glad of the quality... and not mere quantity of > this forum.. > Thanks to all of you who make it a beautiful experience.. > Regards > ALok > > On Thu, 2011-09-01 at 14:44 +0530, ushadi Micromini wrote: > > September 1st 2011... > > > Dear Everybody: > > Gee gosh... > > what next!!! > > for a non-botanist story telling tree hugging physician this is fun > > stuff, labor of love... > > > Thanks guys, you make my day everyday with your wonderful posts ... > > > I agree with what Garg ji and Gurucharan ji has said above... I > > especially enjoy stuff from Neil and ALok, along with some new things > > from Balkar ji and most I have learnt about botany and identification > > from is Gurucharanji... thank you SIRJi (as Tanay calls you)... And > > Garg ji... what can I say.. I have been seeing your fotos of things > > Indian on wiki for a few years... someday hope to meet you in > > person... > > Usha di > > > ==== > > > On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 1:12 PM, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > Yes Dinesh Ji Good Suggestions > > > On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 12:08 PM, Madhuri Raut > > <itii...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Congratulations Ushadi > > Regards > > Bhagyashri > > > On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Gurcharan Singh > > <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks Dinesh ji for new valuable ideas which > > the members can work upon. > > > -- > > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > > Retired Associate Professor > > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, > > Delhi-110007 > > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New > > Delhi-110018. > > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 11:32 AM, Dinesh Valke > > <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Cheers to the toppers !!! It is > > heartening to see the posts now > > getting rich with substance. > > The monthly family episodes are a > > definite booster and so are the story > > posts. > > > Besides regular posting / responding, > > urging happy posting members to think > > of posting one species per post on a > > subject that he / she is enthusiastic > > about. > > For instance, my choice is discussing > > names of plants. > > > There are many interesting points > > about each species that can be > > elaborated, like: > > 1) a particular region's endemic > > species ... its distribution in the > > area. > > 2) dependent plants > > a) epiphytes > > b) saprophytes > > c) parasitic > > > 3) particular part of plant of > > particular importance ... can throw up > > vast number of choices > > a) root > > b) bark > > c) leaves, and so on to go with any of > > following: > > i) edible > > II) medicinal > > III) religious > > > 4) any particular species and its > > numerous cultivars > > 5) ... ... ... etc etc > > > Am sure it will be a matter of great > > pride to see many and various > > signature posts which will add the > > spice and tang to the group. > > > Regards. > > Dinesh > > > On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 9:06 AM, J.M. > > Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Congrats, Usha di. You have > > done wonders for eFI since she > > joined. I have written a lot > > about her last month. > > Her details are available at > > > > https://groups.google.com/groups/profile?hl=en&enc_user=UEc8bBkAAAAFq... > > > The rising star this month is > > Bhagyashri Ranade (aka Mahuri > > Raut), who has posted 99 > > messages this month though she > > just joined in July'11 as per > > details: > > > > https://groups.google.com/groups/profile?hl=en&enc_user=QrDXpREAAADOe... > > > Interactions have become more > > interesting from active > > participation of both. In fact > > I have been wondering about > > our current strong female > > brigade of Usha di, Bhagyashri > > ji, Nalini ji, Madhuri Pejaver > > ji & others. > > > Other top posters from other > > than moderators are Neil ji > > (98 messages- who is one of > > the pillars of eFI since long) > > as per details below: > > > > https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/1a... > > > > > https://groups.google.com/groups/profile?hl=en&enc_user=9oHteRYAAACT6... > > > & Alok Mahendroo ji (86 > > messages- who is bringing > > Himachal & its floral beauty > > closer to everybody since he > > joined in Feb'11) as per > > details below: > > > > https://groups.google.com/groups/profile?hl=en&enc_user=X_KpKRYAAACCy... > > > With their active > > participation, future of eFi > > remains bright & sunny. > > > On 1 September 2011 06:56, > > Gurcharan Singh > > <singh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Congratulations Ms. > > Usha Micromini for > > being the eFl women > > for the month of > > August, 2011 among > > members (excluding > > ... > > read more »