Its very sad news. I too had interacted with Dr P. Lakshminarasimhan on few occasions and i found him very humble and helpful person. May his soul rest in peace.
with regards Prashant On Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 11:28 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > I had some mail exchanges and he was always helpful, though I hardly knew > him. That shows a character of a great man. > May his soul rest in peace. > -- > With regards, > J. M. Garg > > On Thu, 16 Jul, 2020, 11:26 pm J.M. Garg, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J. M. Garg >> >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: 'Dr D.K. Singh' [email protected] >> [India_angiosperm_taxonomy] <[email protected]> >> Date: Wed, 15 Jul, 2020, 1:25 pm >> Subject: [India_angiosperm_taxonomy] Condolence message >> To: <[email protected]> >> >> >> >> >> Dear all, >> >> This is to inform with profound grief about the sad and sudden demise of >> Dr P. Lakshminarasimhan, >> former Joint Director (Scientist E), of BSI, Western Regional Center, >> Pune. It appears he briefly >> suffered with high fever and breathing problem, but could not get a >> ventilator in any hospital in Pune >> and breathed his last at around 02.30 hrs. this morning. >> >> Dr Lakshminarasimhan joined the Botanical Survey of India at its Andaman >> Nicobar Regional Center, >> Port Blair in early 1990s as Scientist B. Later he served at BSI, Pune, >> Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew >> (as Indian Botanical Liaison Officer), Central National Herbarium, Howrah >> and Western Regional Center, >> Pune in different capacities and finally retired on superannuation as >> Scientist E on 31st August, 2019 >> after a very very distinguished carrier. He was a very critical >> researcher and a very good plant >> taxonomist. Helpful attitude, sincerity, dynamism at the place of work, >> ability to take quick decisions >> and humility was the hallmark of his persona. As Indian Botanical Liaison >> Officer at RBG, Kew, he >> helped the taxonomists not only within and out side BSI in India but also >> those in other parts of the >> Indian subcontinent. He helped and endeared hundreds of young and >> practicing plant taxonomists through >> a series of nomenclature workshops that he so meticulously convened in >> different parts of the country, >> the last one being as recent as January this year at Shillong. In his >> death the BSI and entire >> taxonomist fraternity of the country has lost a good taxonomist, a >> dependable colleague, an able >> administrator and a fine human being. >> >> At this hour of grief I convey my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved >> family and pray the God to >> grant sadgati to the departed soul. >> >> D.K. Singh >> >> Dr D.K. 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