---------- Forwarded message --------- From: D.S Rawat <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2020 at 20:41 Subject: Re: [itpmods:15075] efloraofindia website completes 10 years To: itpmods <[email protected]> Cc: J.M. Garg <[email protected]>
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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