I remember of a post by Ashwini ji on a Lauraceae member from Himachal Pradesh. Robi ji identified it to be a Neolitsea and Krishan Lal ji called it N. umbrosa. Ultimately it was indeed identified as N. pallens. Tapas.
On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 4:56 AM, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected] > wrote: > 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. 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