That would be great and I would love to have you all here. BUT you
have to talk to Swapna abt her plans for next year and fix the soonest
appropriate date. I hope others from MP on this list can also help in
planning.
Best dates actually would be just aft monsoon/
regards
aparna
On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Rakesh Biswas <rakesh7bis...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Aparna ji for the inspiring details on Swapna ji.
>
> Would it be possible to have a field trip/course also in MP where we
> could have the benefit of her and your guidance (along with other
> esteem ed members from MP)?
>
> regards
>
> rakesh
>
>
> On 11/23/09, Aparna Watve <aparnawat...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Dear All,
>> Sorry for this late mail! Was in transit- but it gave me time to plan
>> a brief note on Swapna ji!!! It is the great opportunity I have been
>> waiting for!!!! Thanks Garg ji for asking all to write about her. And
>> I see that others have already had their say.
>> Well, Dr. Swapna Prabhu alias Swap is the person who can irritate me
>> most : ) Because she is EXTREMELY talented and does not let others
>> know even about 10% of it.
>> We have known each other for all our botanical lives (starting from
>> MSC) and it seems like eternity. We worked together in Mahrashtra and
>> those were the "wild" times we had on field trips and her knowldege of
>> taxonomy and knack of building rapport with the local people are just
>> unparalleled!
>> She travelled widely in Nagaland and Arunachal for work, in the most
>> inaccessible places and in strangest of conditions (often on foot) and
>> fell irreversibly in love with the NorthEast. That's why she went to
>> Shillong (NEHU) university and worked for her PHD in ecology in Nokrek
>> biosphere reserve in gruelling conditions and life threatening
>> diseases. her thesis is the first major work on the area and a great
>> reference to have.
>> She has so far done field work in : Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat,
>> Delhi, Haryana but her major work has been in Nagaland, Arunachal
>> Pradesh, Meghalaya and she has travelled widely in South and Central
>> India (including Bihar!!). This wide experience has led to her deep
>> knowledge of indian vegetation ecology which very few botanists have.
>> In any area she travels, she can pick up any language with any accent
>> very fast and could speak Konyak (Naga) dialect and Nagamese after her
>> first trip to Nagaland. She also can converse in Khasi language.
>> {However she is a talented actress too, and can fool you by
>> confidently speaking gibberrish and passing it off as a little known
>> mizo dialect : ) }
>> I will not call her a taxonomist , as it is too restricted a term- she
>> is truly a "BOTANIST" with knowledge of taxonomy, ethnobotany,
>> vegetation ecology and conservation science.
>> Someone called her mild mannered- that is generally true, but she has
>> a very strong mind, which is like steel when the need arises-
>> We were all waiting for very long to have her in role of a teacher- as
>> she is excellent in it too. So am glad that so many people are
>> benefitting from her knowledge (-and she has enthused even someone as
>> lethargic as me in writing.)
>> As for her students, I would say that- if she scolds you for
>> something, you obviously deserved it!! She would never lose her
>> patience unless it is necessary and her criticism is always positive-
>> so take it in that manner and you will learn more about botany that
>> way.
>> There is so much more to write but I will stop here.
>> Thanks again Garg ji
>> Regards,
>> Aparna
>> PS: She sings very well too, so try your luck during some field trip
>> (Swapna- please dont kill me for this tip!)
>>
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