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Pl. give it wide publicity in Social media, by posting it in your profile/ groups/ Instagram etc. On Wed, 27 Apr 2022 at 18:50, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Smita for the story coming from the heart. > -- > With regards, > J. M. Garg > > On Wed, 27 Apr, 2022, 6:28 pm Smita Raskar, <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Eflora to me is group of plant lover friends >> I was willing to interact with similar minded people who are passionate >> about plants , fieldwork & plant taxonomy & then I came across this group >> It made me study more about plants & drawn me more towards fieldwork >> I have got chance to meet Gurcharan sir Pankaj Balkar & Nidhan, to go for >> plant exploration with them & learn so many things from them , now as I’m >> retired this year,I will learn more >> This group is unique with young and old scientist and common people, >> people from different parts, interacting on same platform having common >> interest, passion to learn more about plants >> Gurucharan sir as aptly named Pitamaha is my most favourite so dedicated >> so enthusiastic so knowledgeable not only great Plant Taxonomist, he is >> sweet caring person too >> Pankaj genius dedicated, world known orchidologist & friend always >> ready to help others , I wonder how he knows orchids not only from India >> and HK where he works but also from so many different countries & how he >> remembers minute details of so many orchids >> Balkar and Nidhan are always active in the world of Plant Taxonomy and >> making students and other people about importantance of it >> Dinesh ji hats off to his work of collecting and publishing not only >> pictures but names of plants in all Indian languages >> Young talented dedicated Navendu he knows every plant and it’s features >> .. Simply great!! >> Saroj ji Garg ji and Arati ji I always surprise of their so so many >> posts so much of hard work they’re putting for the site >> Gibby ji Manudev Manoj ji & so many >> There are so many members I have hardly interacted with or not >> interacted at all but I know them & I respect all of them for their >> dedication to plant taxonomy and knowledge >> I used to tell my students about Gurcharan sir Dinesh ji and Pankaj about >> their hardwork passion and talent to encourage and motivate them >> I wish the best for our largest group and feel lucky to be part of it >> >> -- >> Smita Raskar >> 308 Disha Residency, >> Salaiwada,Sawantwadi >> Mob.09422379568 >> > -- With regards, J.M.Garg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" 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/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFAj__pzhLsVguicHMaGCqTBP9%2BPtaE-9c%2Bp6fpGY0-Ydw%40mail.gmail.com.

