Very Sad news A couple of Days ago Anil Thakur told us in another thread about his passing
I did not have any direct interaction but I have noticed his opinions and diagnosis were to the point and thoughtful. I have often learned new things from them Our group will surely miss him and his low key approach. May his soul be happy in his heaven, and find good new plants . Usha di On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 7:16 AM, gurinder goraya <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Dr. G S Goraya, IFS > Deputy Director General (Research), > Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education, > New Forest P.O., Dehradun - 248006. > (Uttarakhand, India) > Tel. (+91-941-802-5036) > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2016 10:15:20 +0530 > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:239480] Sh. Krishan Lal ji is no more > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Thanks, Gurinder ji. > > On 12 February 2016 at 06:30, gurinder goraya <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Dears, > > Sh. Krishan Lal ji worked in clerical cadre and retired as Office > Superintendent in the PWD office. He was always able to find time to follow > his passion about plants from the very busy office he was working in. I > still cherish the moment when I got first opportunity of going with him to > the filed on the trail of *Gentiana kurroo* in 2010, an elusive medicinal > plant assessed as 'Critically Endangered' in the Western Himalayas, and > when he showed me a big bunch of flowers precariously hanging from a rocky > cliff. We both were lying on our bellies to capture a glimpse of this plant > lurking about 10 feet below us on the cliff. His childlike exultation at > that moment was to be seen to be believed. Simply a great soul!! We'll > deeply miss his uncanny eye for the species, usually hidden from the normal > eye, and his polite disagreement with first identifications, even by > experts. It is only due to his this ability that he has been able to add > many first time records to the flora of Himachal Pradesh. > > Regards, > > Dr. G S Goraya, IFS > Deputy Director General (Research), > Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education, > New Forest P.O., Dehradun - 248006. > (Uttarakhand, India) > Tel. (+91-941-802-5036) > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:51:47 +0530 > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:239480] Sh. Krishan Lal ji is no more > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > > Hi, Gurinder ji, > Does he retired as Office Superintendent or a Superintending Engineer ? > > On 11 February 2016 at 15:48, gurinder goraya <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Dears, > > The news has come as a rude shock. Dr G. S. Rawat broke this news to me. > In his death we have lost a lovely, polite, enthusiastic and knowledgeable > person. He accompanied me and Dr. G S Rawat to Shimla only a couple of > months back. Compulsive plant lover as he was, he would keep a hawk's eye > on the flora along the roads and would make the vehicle to stop to check > identity of the plant he thought was new from the moving vehicle. > > Those who don't know, he retired as Office Superintendent from the Public > Works Department in Himachal Pradesh. He developed love for plants early on > and spent a large proportion of his earnings on buying books on plants from > all across the globe, a developed a enviable personal library. He also > developed a keen interest in photography and spent quite a bit on buying > good photographic equipment. After retirement he spent his left over > earnings to buy a Mahindra vehicle and woul undertake extensive visits to > different areas in Himachal to explore plant wealth. > > My salute to his indomitable spirit to never say die and keep learning. > May his soul rest in peace. I only wish that somebody should come forward > and fulfil his desire to publish his compilations. > > Regards, > > Dr. G S Goraya, IFS > Deputy Director General (Research), > Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education, > New Forest P.O., Dehradun - 248006. > (Uttarakhand, India) > Tel. (+91-941-802-5036) > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:18:53 +0530 > Subject: [efloraofindia:239480] Sh. Krishan Lal ji is no more > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected] > > > News from Anil Thakur ji in another thread > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/indiantreepix/BuZG2V_pZdo>: > "There is a very sad news for all of us. One of our experts, Sh. Krishan > Lal ji from Nahan, Himachal Pradesh is no more in this world. We have lost > a great nature lover and plant explorer. He has many new records for the > state of H.P. despite the fact that he was Arts graduate." > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the > world- more than 2500 members & 2,25,000 messages on 18.6.15) or Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 11,000 species & 2,00,000 images). > The whole world uses my Image Resource > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a > thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as > per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the > world- more than 2500 members & 2,25,000 messages on 18.6.15) or Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 11,000 species & 2,00,000 images). > The whole world uses my Image Resource > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a > thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as > per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > > Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the > world- more than 2500 members & 2,25,000 messages on 18.6.15) or Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 11,000 species & 2,00,000 images). > > The whole world uses my Image Resource > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a > thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as > per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Usha di =========== -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
