What happened to my English :( On Mon, 6 Jun 2022 at 09:00, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote:
> Keep up the good work. You are the next generation of Indian Plant > Taxonomist, hopefully beyond India too. Please remember that Plant > taxonomists and field botanist do not need to be trained to be one. It has > to come from inside. > We do plants because we love plants. > Best regards > Pankaj > > On Monday, 6 June 2022 at 04:37:38 UTC+8 ashutoshsharma11sn wrote: > >> *5 years with eFI - A Path Finding Journey* >> >> An adolescent villager, entering his second year of BSc. Forestry Hons., >> with no clear visions about his future, knew only one thing very well. It >> was the joy he got from exploring jungles, finding plants and insects, >> taking pictures of them and naming them systematically. >> >> I joined the group in October 2017, as a second year undergraduate, >> thanks to Anil Thakur sir and Nidhan Singh sir who helped me and guided me >> to join eFI Google group. I always had great curiosity of finding, >> identifying and remembering plant names since my latter schooling days. >> Though I was not from a pure Botany background, being taught basic Plant >> Taxonomy, Systematics and Identification courses, I still had a basic idea >> about plants, mainly trees identification, given my forestry background >> albeit without a faculty specialising in the field of Plant Taxonomy. As a >> result of this curiosity, I would often get my plants identified on a >> couple of Facebook groups, where many of our group members were active >> participants. >> >> As far as I remember, my first post was that of an Impatiens sp., that I >> posted in the first week of October 2017. It was later identified in our >> group as Impatiens scullyi Hook.f. a new addition to Flora of India. This >> got me interested to actively take part in the discussions happening in the >> group. I fondly remember the time when Mimulus strictus was identified >> after a long interesting discussion and also Calanthe davidii, which indeed >> turned out to be a rediscovery and a new record to the state flora. Both of >> these plants could not be identified on any Facebook groups or platforms >> for that matter, but thanks to the great number of plant family >> experts/specialists present in eFI group and particularly always active, >> never tiring and hard working Garg ji, that identification of species is no >> longer a task. >> >> When plants like Impatiens scullyi and Calanthe davidii got identified in >> our group, I worked relentlessly on them so as to get them published as >> research papers in good journals which ultimately boosted my confidence to >> take up Plant Systematics as my career. One can tell how much the eFI group >> has influenced me from the fact that after I completed my BSc. Hons. >> Forestry, my career took a positive turn as I delved into the world of >> Plant Systematics. I am now pursuing a Masters in Life Science (Plant >> Systematics by Research) thanks to the motivation, guidance and help I got >> from many members of our eFI group. It's been about 5 years since I became >> a part of this amazing thrilling journey of our unique family of plant >> enthusiasts/lovers, while also getting the opportunity, in December 2019, >> to become a moderator of our group. >> >> However, in the last two years, my postings have decreased significantly, >> given the academic work pressure and field exploration. Nevertheless, >> whenever I get a chance to go to the fields, my eyes are always in search >> of species that are not present in our eFI group. The happiness I get from >> finding new additions for our group is one of a kind, putting me short of >> words to describe it. Now that the group has grown as the largest database >> on Indian plants with more than fourteen thousand species, so it's not easy >> to find a plant not present on our group website especially from the well >> explored lower temperate areas of Western Himalaya (H.P.). My postings >> nowadays are restricted to adding new plants to the website. >> >> At the completion of 15 years of the efloraofindia group, I congratulate >> the entire team of eFI who has contributed to the eFI group. And being one >> of the youngest moderators and members, I am optimistic that our group will >> be able to document the most part of entire Flora of India, pictorially, in >> the next decade or so. My Dandvat Pranam and Salute to all hard working >> Pillars and Moderators of our group for their selfless service to Taxonomy, >> Botany and moreover to our people and our country India. >> >> I can't forget to mention a few names, J.M. Garg sir, Saroj Kasaju sir, >> Dinesh Valke sir, D.S. Rawat sir, Pankaj sir, Nidhan Singh sir, Anil Thakur >> sir and all the pillars and moderators who are always a big source of >> motivation for me. Thanks for enriching me and the entire group with your >> ever-widening knowledge. >> >> *Ashutosh Sharma* >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/l6NWBHReC4M/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/ddf400d9-c1d2-47c4-9006-cf81babf0f54n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/ddf400d9-c1d2-47c4-9006-cf81babf0f54n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- *Pankaj Kumar* MSc, PhD, FLS *IUCN-SSC Orchid Specialist Group Asia* Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong S.A.R., P.R. 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