---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> Date: 4 September 2017 at 17:56 Subject: Re: [itpmods:11007] Sad News of Dr V. Bhaskara's passing To: itpmods <[email protected]>
an irreplaceible loss for Indian Botany. May his soul rest in peace..... On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 8:22 PM, Anurag N. Sharma <[email protected]> wrote: > This is deeply saddening news. Bhaskar sir played a major role in helping > me cultivate my interest in taxonomy. He willingly allowed me to join him > on collection trips when I initially began learning about plants and never > took more than a few hours to respond to any of my questions regarding > Imaptiens. > > I will always remember how he spotted a specimen about 30 feet uphill of > us in Chikamagalur and raced away before any of us could even start > climbing! > > A great loss indeed. > > > > On 4 Sep 2017 17:27, "Ashwini Bhatia" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Ritesh ji, >> I didn’t know Dr Bhaskara personally but remember Anurag speaking very >> highly of him. I am sad not to have made his acquaintance. I am sure his >> work will live on and help countless researchers all over the world. >> >> Thank you for giving us the news. >> >> With best regards, >> Ashwini >> >> >> On 4 Sep 2017, at 15:28, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Dear all, >> >> I just heard the sad news of Dr. V. Bhaskara's passing. He was suffering >> from Cancer during the last few months but was still actively engaged in >> research. I just received a call from Dr. Prabhu informing his sad demise. >> >> He will be always known for his taxonomic monograph on Impatiens of >> the Western Ghats which is a great contribution to science. >> >> May his soul rest in peace. >> >> Ritesh >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "ITPmods" 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/itpmods. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "ITPmods" 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/itpmods. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ITPmods" 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/itpmods. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- ************************************************************ ********************************************************** *Pankaj Kumar*, Ph.D. *IUCN-SSC Orchid Specialist Group Asia* *Office*: Conservation Officer Orchid Conservation Section Flora Conservation Department Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. *Residence*: House no. 39, 2nd Floor, Shui Wo Tsuen Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. *email*: [email protected]; [email protected] *Phone*: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 (mobile); *Fax*: +852 2483 7194 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ITPmods" group. 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