---------- Forwarded message --------- From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2020 at 21:09 Subject: Re: [itpmods:15075] efloraofindia website completes 10 years To: D.S Rawat <[email protected]> Cc: itpmods <[email protected]>
Thanks, Dinesh ji, Lalithamba ji and Rawat ji, for your views. For me, this journey has taught so many lessons. It was so nice working with so many legends of India & International Taxonomy. It was always a humbling experience. I am happy if somebody feels that Indians can also do wonders, as a team. Finally, we have an eFloraofindia, a unique thing which people from all over the world are learning/ can learn a lot. On Mon, 2 Nov 2020 at 20:41, D.S Rawat <[email protected]> wrote: > Congratulations to "Team eFI" for a highly successful journey of one > decade! > Vast compilation of mind-boggling number of species. Associating with eFI > was highly beneficial to me personally. Visiting it gives a feeling of > plant exploration trip. Revising our own plant image identity with wise > advices of experts is a boon to all of us. > In my 8/9 years of association with eFI I saw emerging plant explorers as > young as BSc students evolving into gems by selfless grooming by the forum. > I don't see any parallel to this. > Some of us started here almost as a novice and now command dependable > expertise. > Grooming and advisement is of high class and FREE, unimaginable. > Personally, I learnt a lot here and even dared to create a small Google > site "eflorapantnagar" with great help from Garg Ji and Dinesh Ji. > No one in my University works in Plant Taxonomy, so no one to rescue when > I am in fix! Thanks to eFI for helping and guiding me. > In a time of scientific reductionism where Plant Taxonomy is badly hit I > salute this selfless effort for saving taxonomy and making it colourful and > interesting. > Feeling proud as a member of this group. > ЁЯШЗ > DSRawat Pantnagar > > > On Sun, 1 Nov, 2020, 9:20 pm Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Kudos Garg ji, for the untiring efforts of shaping up efloraofinfia, all >> through these years. >> Thanks to all members of the eFI group for their contributions. >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> On Sun, Nov 1, 2020 at 7:05 PM Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Thank you Mr. Garg. >>> Saroj Kasaju >>> >>> On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 at 7:12 pm, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Great, Saroj ji. >>>> That is why we are so rich. >>>> >>>> On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 at 18:53, Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dear Mr. Garg, >>>>> >>>>> I have posted in : >>>>> Flora of Nepal <https://www.facebook.com/groups/348948721949454/> >>>>> Orchids of Bhutan <https://www.facebook.com/groups/391506227946853/> >>>>> DISCOVER RIMBI (SIKKIM) >>>>> <https://www.facebook.com/groups/1672191439660378/> >>>>> Flowers of Sikkim Himalaya >>>>> <https://www.facebook.com/groups/107164289420036/> >>>>> Butterflies of Nepal >>>>> <https://www.facebook.com/groups/butterfliesnepal/> >>>>> FLORA OF EASTERN INDIA >>>>> <https://www.facebook.com/groups/303854683587708/> >>>>> Plant Wealth of India (рднрд╛рд░рдд рдХреА рд╡рдирд╕реНрдкрддрд┐ рд╕рдореНрдкрджрд╛) >>>>> <https://www.facebook.com/groups/PlantWealthofIndia/> >>>>> BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION EDUCATION (рдЬреИрд╡рд╡рд┐рд╡рд┐рдзрддрд╛ рд╕рдВрд░рдХреНрд╖рдг рд╢рд┐рдХреНрд╖рд╛) >>>>> <https://www.facebook.com/groups/360700874387816/> >>>>> Flora Archive of Himalaya >>>>> <https://www.facebook.com/groups/999377643429354/> >>>>> >>>>> Thank you. >>>>> >>>>> Saroj Kasaju >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Nov 1, 2020 at 3:55 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, Anil ji. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 at 15:33, Dr. Anil Kumar Thakur < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Heartiest Congratulations, Garg ji, Dr. Singh Sir and All the team >>>>>>> members. It is a great achievement to the nation especially the >>>>>>> botanical >>>>>>> community. >>>>>>> Kudos to your efforts, Sir. >>>>>>> Shared this achievement with the Alumni of Panjab University, >>>>>>> Chandigarh. >>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sun, 1 Nov 2020, 11:02 am J.M. Garg, <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Dear members, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> It is a matter of joy that efloraofindia (eFI in short) website >>>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> is completing >>>>>>>> 10 years on 1.11.20 (although our journey began much earlier on >>>>>>>> 17.6.2007 >>>>>>>> in the form of of efloraofindia google e-group >>>>>>>> <http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix>, which still >>>>>>>> remains our backbone). Today, efloraofindia >>>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home> is an extremely >>>>>>>> popular website with more than 3200 members and more than 1,00,500 >>>>>>>> visits >>>>>>>> per month. It is one of the biggest non-commercial citizen science >>>>>>>> efforts not only in India, but the world. Currently we have a huge >>>>>>>> database >>>>>>>> of around 14,000 species under 2,834 genera, 258 families of seed >>>>>>>> plants >>>>>>>> along with numerous species of ferns and fungi, showcased by more than >>>>>>>> 3,00,000 unique photographs. More than 80% of genera and family pages >>>>>>>> are >>>>>>>> already having comparative images, providing easy identification. >>>>>>>> Numerous >>>>>>>> species have been posted here >>>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/role-of-efi-in-scientific-publications> >>>>>>>> (just to >>>>>>>> show a few examples), before these were described as new to science. No >>>>>>>> other site in the world has come up with such a large database and >>>>>>>> facility >>>>>>>> of comparative images as provided in efloraofindia. It is the result >>>>>>>> of a >>>>>>>> movement of tens of thousands of people from diverse backgrounds and >>>>>>>> from >>>>>>>> every nook and corner of the country, including top class experts from >>>>>>>> India and outside, coming together. It shows what can be achieved even >>>>>>>> without a single penny being spent or any one even physically meeting. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> All of you can help us further in this effort by sending your >>>>>>>> images (particularly of rare plants and those which are yet not >>>>>>>> represented >>>>>>>> in our site) to [email protected] or [email protected] and >>>>>>>> help us with correct identifications, if you find any mistakes. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Despite many hurdles and technical problems in developing, >>>>>>>> designing, maintaining, refining and updating eFI website, our >>>>>>>> commitment >>>>>>>> to serve nature and the nation has never diminished, but only growing >>>>>>>> with >>>>>>>> each impediment. >>>>>>>> Our sincere thanks to Outstanding Contributors >>>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/outstanding-contributors>, >>>>>>>> The Pillars >>>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/pillars-of-efloraofindia> >>>>>>>> , Subject Experts >>>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/subject-experts> >>>>>>>> , Moderators >>>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/moderators>, >>>>>>>> Major >>>>>>>> contributors >>>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/about-us/major-contributors> >>>>>>>> , members (and those who have contributed but not mentioned >>>>>>>> here), who are rendering selfless service to the group & made this >>>>>>>> endeavour possible for the benefit of everyone. >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> With regards, >>>>>>>> J.M.Garg >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> 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 view this discussion on the web, visit >>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CA%2BiuSFBTo0%3Dme_sTBgpjDAPrPsQj7ryaOwSCyVqEJ60Pt6CyEQ%40mail.gmail.com >>>>>>>> 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