-- With regards, J. M. Garg ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Smita Raskar <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 6 Jun, 2022, 8:25 am Subject: Re: [itpmods:17182] Fwd: [efloraofindia:424858] Ashutosh Sharma: Story of efloraofindia to celebrate 15 years of its completion on 17.6.22 To: <[email protected]>
How beautifully you have narrated your journey with eflora Ashutosh!!The who works hard always in field with plants is best plant taxonomist so you are!! I wish you the best young taxonomist, Iām sure you will describe many new species not only to eflora / flora India but new to science of plant taxonomy too š On Mon, 6 Jun 2022 at 7:41 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Wonderful story of journey with eFI, Ashutosh ji. > Indeed, eFI is a great booster to our passions. > Regards. > Dinesh > > On Mon, 6 Jun 2022, 06:20 J.M. Garg, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J. M. Garg >> >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: Ashutosh Sharma <[email protected]> >> Date: Mon, 6 Jun, 2022, 2:07 am >> Subject: [efloraofindia:424858] Ashutosh Sharma: Story of efloraofindia >> to celebrate 15 years of its completion on 17.6.22 >> To: indiantreepix <[email protected]> >> >> >> *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 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/CADkfUKtinjA%3DctxbC-%2BBsYRTp%3DVXPDiZw-yjKHuqiEiWm5L4sw%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CADkfUKtinjA%3DctxbC-%2BBsYRTp%3DVXPDiZw-yjKHuqiEiWm5L4sw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- >> 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%2BiuSFBieJdAmXGedXRFxneAynQX5OtHraY1WSZSO%3D7C8BFC-Q%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CA%2BiuSFBieJdAmXGedXRFxneAynQX5OtHraY1WSZSO%3D7C8BFC-Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > 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/CABSQqC1aexNEP27r9c752GKhi7yrG_J1%2B62MpsnsDRS1SdcXbw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CABSQqC1aexNEP27r9c752GKhi7yrG_J1%2B62MpsnsDRS1SdcXbw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Smita Raskar 308 Disha Residency, Salaiwada,Sawantwadi Mob.09422379568 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ITPmods" group. 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