Thanks Neil ji for sharing so much of your time for us. my regards madhuri
--- On Mon, 21/9/09, kiran srivastava <[email protected]> wrote: > From: kiran srivastava <[email protected]> > Subject: [indiantreepix:19066] Re: Dr. Neil Soares- Our valueable member > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, 21 September, 2009, 2:49 PM > > Yes, I have known Neil Soares for many, many years. He is > the man who > fearlessly handles the large black Heterometrus scorpions > sending > shivers down many a damsel's spine venturing out with him > on nature > outings. He has quite a formidable knowledge of Mumbai > flora, and I > must add, quite disconcerting when he points to to a tree, > or shrub > and causually asks me, 'tell me what is this species?'. > Apart from > flora Neil is also interested in other facets of nature and > ever ready > to share his knowledge. Quite a popular guy on nature camps > and I > understand, very handy at spotting forest denizens on night > walks. > Someone, at some point of time referred to him once as > 'golden heart' > but I am quite sure he was not entirely comfortable with > that > cognomen. Dr Neil Soares is a practicing dermatologist but > I can > assure you his interest in nature is definitely more than > skin-deep! > > Cheers, > Kiran Srivastava > Mumbai > > p.s. Apologies, Neil, if I have left out the good bits of > your profile! > > On 9/21/09, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Dear members, > > Dr. Neil has been with us since Sept.'07- almost a > founding member. > > And he has been keeping a low profile, but very > consistent in extending help > > to 'Indiantreepix' like our 'Mr. Consistant' Dr. > Satish Phadke. > > A close friend of Dr. Almeida, who visits his farm in > Sahapur regularly, > > where he has a great collection of innumerable wild > species. > > He is quite knowledgeable about Flora in & around > Mumbai, though being a > > busy practicing Doctor in Mumbai (I think so, though I > may be wrong) > > I don't know much about him (which possibly other > members can highlight), > > but his contribution to the group is immense, > particularly in its infancy > > when there were hardly many experts on the group > except him. > > -- > > With regards, > > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > > Image Resource of thousands of my images of Birds, > Butterflies, Flora etc. > > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): > > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg > > For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google > e-group- > > Indiantreepix:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! India has a new look. Take a sneak peek http://in.yahoo.com/trynew --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
