Yazdy ji-haven't you been posting presentations of planets and if I remember one very good one by NASA, Please be kind to Tejal. She did not ask for a discussion and let us please put an end to this thread. Thank you.
regards, Rashida. > Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:58:39 +0530 > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:26701] Re: BAD SEED - video > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected]; [email protected] > > Dear Ms.Rashida, > I have gone through the chain of mails entitled BT Brinjal. Tejal has > put the articles which are interesting on this platform to enable > others to gain some knowledge. However, this is not the appropriate > platform. Dr. Pankaj has very politely brought it to our notice. Let > us accept it. Nobody stops us from discussing the subject on any other > platform. For example, I am registered with Green Peace and am active > on their platform. I pass on the information to all my friends but not > on this platform. If you wish, I could pass on these mails to you too. > Regards > Yazdy. > > On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 10:46 PM, rashida atthar > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dr. Pankaj - I have not stated whether good or Bad, since I do not know > > anything about BT. That is why Tejal's link was an eyeopener for me as I > > have stated. Please be brief and sometimes accept that you can also be > > wrong. If you come across articles where BT has been good for people please > > inform everyone so that an informed and aware choice can be made. > > > > regards, > > Rashida. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:56:08 -0800 > >> Subject: [efloraofindia:26697] Re: BAD SEED - video > >> From: [email protected] > >> To: [email protected] > >> > >> Sorry for the late reply, I had not been well since last night due to > >> upset stomach and busy with lot of works since morning. Even now I > >> would be working throughout the night, but thought of giving replies > >> to the two mails, that came against me today…..GOD SAVE ME FROM > >> CRITICISMS! > >> > >> Dear Mr. R. Selvam, > >> > >> With due respects…if you are a real farmer than I have more respect > >> for you than before as you are one of the main building blocks of the > >> economy of our nation. > >> > >> First of all thanks a lot for sharing your views. As for my view, I > >> don’t think I am against or in favour of genetically modified seeds. > >> As far as my knowledge goes, I haven’t read any single article which > >> says that genetically modified seeds are not good for the health of > >> human beings. Please bring to my knowledge if you or Miss Rashida > >> Atthar comes across such references. > >> > >> Why I wrote against the post of Ms./Mr. Tejal V. was mainly for the > >> reason, that this forum doesn’t suit such informations. Offcourse such > >> information and many other things are important in life, but each > >> group or organisation or community has some purpose of its own. We are > >> here to share our knowledge on identification of plants. PLEASE DO NOT > >> INTERMIX BOTANY WITH AGRICULTURE. They are two totally different > >> aspects of plant sciences. > >> Secondly I don’t know Ms./Mr. Tejal V. personally, but then I checked > >> what posts she has been sending on the community. Here are few of her > >> latest ones: > >> > >> 1. Film Personalities, Writers, Artistes Say No to Bt Brinjal -The > >> Outlook – 20 Jan > >> 2. BAD SEED – video – 20 Jan > >> 3. National Consultations on Bt Brinjal in January 2010 - CEE website > >> - 6 Jan > >> 4. short compilation of links on gmo - know why no to gmo - 2 Dec 2009 > >> 5. fwd: 10 reasons to say no bt brinjal - 27 Nov 2009 > >> 6. letter by a mother to govt. of india against bt brinjal - 16 Nov > >> 2009 > >> 7. workshop on 'how to nitiate your own natueco city farm' at mnp on > >> - 19 Sep 2009 > >> 8. resource utilization - 7 May 2009 > >> 9. fwd: thu 30 april- bbc documentary on coal mining in jharkhand - 29 > >> Apr 2009 > >> 10. repeat telecast- the 11th hour on hbo at 7pm sun, 26 april 2009 - > >> 26 Apr 2009 > >> 11. do not miss - ‘the 11th hour’ on hbo at 9 pm wed , 22 april 2009 - > >> 21 Apr 2009 > >> 12. documentary film "poison on the platter" online - 18 Mar 2009 > >> > >> Don’t mind my words, but, I didn’t find any of these posts relevant or > >> concerned with the matters discussed in the group. Her latest post, on > >> the topic, “Film Personalities, Writers, Artistes Say No to Bt Brinjal > >> -The Outlook” made me rethink on all her posts. Offcourse they may be > >> important for communities that discuss matters on agricultural issues > >> and for Ms. Rashida Atthar too. > >> > >> Dear Ms. Rashida Atthar, > >> > >> With due respects! > >> > >> During the discussion of Rudraksh, something related to mythology was > >> asked. I am habituated to reply from gmail hence I usually click on > >> reply to all, so some of irrelevant mails went to the community. But > >> when I looked back, I couldn’t find a single post by me to be > >> irrelevant. > >> > >> I discussed about the origin of the name Rudrakhsa, this in botany is > >> called ‘ETYMOLOGY’. “Etymology is the study of the history of words > >> and how their form and meaning have changed over time.” And it is very > >> much related with botany as the concerned organism was a plant. And > >> overall the topic was very much related to another branch of botany > >> that is called ETHNOBOTANY. “Ethnobotany is the scientific study of > >> the relationships that exist between people and plants.”. Not all, but > >> many of the ethnobotanical plants are based on mythology, so is > >> Rudraksha, its not a big deal. > >> > >> Dear Ms. Rashida, I will again request you, if you are enlightened > >> from the knowledge of BT Brinjal, then do find me some references > >> which says that they are bad for human health, or Indian farmers are > >> being forced to use those seeds, or they have caused harm to the > >> Indian agriculture. Please don’t send me information on RAT > >> EXPERIMENTS, as I am already enlightened on that issue…..now don’t ask > >> me what rat experiment has to do with genetically modified seeds!! > >> > >> But, > >> > >> Committing a mistake deliberately, by saying that you are committing > >> it because some one else has committed it sometimes back, is even a > >> bigger mistake to commit. So please don’t make such excuses. > >> > >> Thanks for the patient reading! > >> > >> ---------------- > >> On second thought, it just came into my mind, if I give two brinjals > >> to anyone, then can someone tell me how to differentiate between a BT > >> Brinjal and a normal one. I think this issue does suit to be discussed > >> in our community though it is still related to agriculture. > >> > >> I still insist, these were my personal views and if I have offended > >> anyone then I am extremely sorry for doing so. It was not intentional, > >> but I apologise. > >> > >> Regards > >> Pankaj > > > > ________________________________ > > Windows 7: Find the right PC for you. Learn more. > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "efloraofindia" 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.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ New Windows 7: Find the right PC for you. Learn more. http://windows.microsoft.com/shop--
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