Benaka art conservation appears to have done a professional job from thei report on the conservation project. :)
On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 12:26 PM, Shyamal L. <lshya...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sowmyan, this is great news indeed! I know a number of people who are > interested. It would be great if some of their archives can be accessed. > Most of the trees that are out there are somewhat more readily accessible > as indeed are the ornamentals. > > There are some really historic material including some amazing artwork > (some of which I believe is by some unfortunately little-known botanical > artists like K. Cheluvayya Raju who died more than 70 years ago). > There is probably some interesting material related to G H Krumbiegel, > Hugh Cleghorn and the Agri Horticultural Society. > There are also some interesting publications made by the Horticulture > Department that are largely inaccessible - over the years I have had > enquiries from the Royal Botanical Gardens Edinburgh for looking up a book > called "Glass House – The Jewel of Lalbagh" published in 1991 that has > hardly been seen by people who are interested in it. I have likewise had > requests for archive data relating to John Cameron (Krumbiegel's > predecessor). > > There is also a great deal of as yet un-written history on plant > introductions such as > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chayote ("Seemay Badnekayi" = foreign > brinjal - one of the introductions to our diet thanks to the work at > Lalbagh) as well as the numerous avenue trees (like the pink poui > currently in bloom and chosen by Krumbiegel as part of his Ritu Samhara > idea for Bangalore) > > For a glimpse of the excellent artwork of an unfortunately little-known > botanical artist - K. Cheluvayya Raju - see > > http://www.benakaartconservation.com/Restoration/Portfolio_-_Art_Conservation_&_Restoration_files/Botanical%20paintings.pdf > and we have several other botanical artists who as yet have no articles on > even on the en.wiki (for example the somewhat famous pair of Govindoo and > Rungiah). > > I have been postponing my own plans to research the archives there and > would be very happy to join you in your meetings if possible. There are > some active tree groups in India who will be interested too. > > best wishes > Shyamal > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Shyamal > > > On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 12:02 PM, Sowmyan Tirumurti > <tsowm...@wikimedia.in>wrote: > >> Bangalore is called the Garden city. Lal Bagh and Cubbon Park played a >> significant role in this city getting this name. The annual flower show on >> Jan >> 26th is approaching. A huge crowd is expected. >> >> I was curious to see what is in the Lal Bagh article in Wikipedia. I felt >> it was lean on 'Botanical' content. As a botanical garden there should be >> talk of the species of trees available, the rare ones that are not easy to >> find elsewhere etc. >> >> Yesterday I met the the Dy Director of the Horticulture department to >> identify any help they can provide. (Karnataka is perhaps unique in having >> a horticulture department as part of its governance structure). He has >> shown enthusiasm. Next week I will be meeting the Director (who is >> currently on tour) to seek his approval. Once this is done, we can have a >> Sunday meet of Bangalore wikimedians at the Garden, get a overview of >> the Lal Bagh and a guided tour by Botanical experts, who can provide the >> domain knowledge related to the unique species we have here etc. That >> should enable people to write about these dimensions in the existing >> articles. >> >> We may also explore possibilities of introducing a QR code for the unique >> specimen and articles related to them. In all probability some articles >> will exist. But if these species are rare, the articles can mention the >> availability of the specimen at Lal bagh in the article pages of Lal Bagh >> as well as the species. Hope fully this can be in the next week end. ie 15th >> Dec. That may give us ample time to embellish the article before Jan 26 >> flower >> show. >> >> I am also considering inviting PG students in Horticulture from the >> University of agriculturaal sciences, Gandhi Krishi Vignan Kendra Campus, >> Bangalore. >> >> Those interested in participating please write to me. >> >> Non Bangaloreans can perhaps look at Botanical Gardens with unique >> species of trees, plants etc nearer their town. I understand the Botanical >> Garden at Kolkata is also famous. >> >> Regards, >> Sowmyan >> Wikimedia Chapter, Bangalore >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >> Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > > -- Warm regards, Ashwin Baindur ------------------------------------------------------
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