Thanks for keeping this link alive Usha ji. I am not sure whether they are interested in mere germplasm or also in its methods of growing and uses. I am writing the information through a report. Hoping they will come forward with some financial assitance to complete this report.
Thanks again. regards Pankaj Oudhia On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 12:20 AM, ulachungpa <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Pankaj ji > We have to keep the thread alive, surely the relevant scientist from > NBPGR will contact you. I am again marking this to Dr. Vandana Joshi > who would be able to help. > > Dear Vandana, > Please see what can be done to save the germplasm of this traditional > rice variety. > Who is the person to contact from NBPFR it seems someone interested > has been scouting Pankaj ji's website? Please send the email > addresses. > Kind regards, > Usha > > On Sep 6, 11:17 am, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks Usha ji. From last week someone from NBPGR, New Delhi, is > > continuously visiting to pankajoudhia.com as per Statcounter. Lets hope > they > > will come forward for the rare herbs. > > > > Last week a magazine titled Agricultural and Industrial Survey from > > Bengaluru took interest in my work on medicial rice and asked for > > appointment for online interview. After initial interactions, they > > disappeared by saying that we are sending questions for interview. > > > > Thanks Garg ji, the interactions in this group reaches so far. > > > > regards > > > > Pankaj Oudhia > > > > > > > > On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 11:37 AM, ulachungpa <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Dear Vandana, > > > Pl read email below. > > > Is there any way NBPGR could get the traditional rice strain (used > > > also medicinally) and save it? Do pass this on to the relevant person/ > > > s. > > > More info about Pankaj Oudhiahttp://www.pankajoudhia.com/index.html > > > Kind regards, > > > Usha > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > From: Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]> > > > Date: Aug 28, 12:14 am > > > Subject: Hoping to meet you all in New Year 2011 > > > To: efloraofindia > > > > > Thanks all for support. Let me share one interesting story. Please see > > > this > > > beautiful image. > > > > >http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20p?see=I_PAO9948&res=640 > > > > > Now the pain!! > > > > > Exactly in this location there were 52 villages. Now submerged due to > > > construction of dam. I was informed about a Traditional Healer living > > > in one > > > of these villages and having expertise in treatment of Sickle Cell > > > Anaemia > > > at all stages. He was growing useful herbs in this Badi. After dam > > > construction no one knows whereabouts of this Traditional Healer. I > > > took > > > interest in his search. > > > > > After efforts of many months I found a senior villagers who was fast > > > friend > > > of the Healer. He was also not aware of his present address. Based on > > > his > > > memory from local artist we prepared sketch of not only the Healer but > > > also > > > his family members. I prepared tens of scanned copies and distributed > > > to the > > > contacts throughout the state. I received many calls but we failed to > > > locate > > > him. Very recently I got a call saying that one similar person is > > > living in > > > Balaghat region. I will try to visit the place in coming days. > > > > > The Healer was using Medicinal Rice as part of his treatment. During > > > survey > > > I got success in getting seeds of this Medicinal Rice. The growers are > > > growing it as traditional rice and not at all aware of its medicinal > > > properties. Many of them are growing it for their workers as wages > > > considering it as low quality rice. > > > > > I tried to published information about it in local newspaper. In > > > Chhattisgarh Indira Gandhi Agricultural University is maintaining > > > germplasm > > > of plus 20,000 rice collected from different parts of the state. The > > > newspaper correspondent contacted the in-charge of germplasm. The > > > concerned > > > scientist checked the list and the name of this traditional rice was > > > not > > > there. The newspaper correspondent refused to publish my work. I was > > > suggesting the state government to conserve this traditional rice and > > > use it > > > for the patients. But I was ignored. > > > > > Back to the Healer. His friend believes that the miraculous herbs were > > > in > > > his Badi and he failed to shift it well in time and submergence took > > > place. > > > May be now he is not practcing this knowledge. But I am hopeful. > > > > > regards > > > Pankaj Oudhia- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -
