Dear Garg ji and all Respected Members of the eFloraofIndia Team, Heartiest congratulations to the whole eFloraofIndia family on completing *19 Excellent years* of wonderful service to Plant Sciences in India and abroad through this great citizen science platform.
Regards Balkar Singh On Wed, Jun 17, 2026 at 8:52 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Prashant Awale <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 at 20:33 > Subject: Re: [itpmods:18782] Fwd: eFloraofIndia completes 19 years on > 17.6.26 > To: <[email protected]> > > > Congratulations Garg ji and our team.. Indeed a great achievement. > warm regards > Prashant > > On Wed, Jun 17, 2026 at 7:45 PM Giby Kuriakose < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> This is indeed a great achievement. >> The perseverance of the team efloraofindia under the umbrella of Garg ji >> is one of the most successful botanical missions. >> I am sure that this will be an asset for us and generations to come. >> Yes, several google lens searches results are mostly from the >> efloraofindia database. >> >> Congratulations to all dear ones. >> >> Regards, >> >> On Wed, Jun 17, 2026 at 11:21 AM D.S Rawat <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Congratulations to eFI family for completing this 17-year long journey >>> as a leading database on plants of the Indian subcontinent. A database >>> where enormous wealth of knowledge on plants is displayed and made >>> available freely to all interested. >>> >>> eFI is steadily inching towards displaying each and every plant from all >>> corners of India. >>> My salutations to the core team of eFI headed by Garg Ji, and the >>> contributors enriching this resource. >>> >>> DSRawat, Pantnagar >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Dr D.S. Rawat >>> Department of Biological Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & >>> Technology Pantnagar-263 145 Uttarakhand, INDIA >>> *eflorapantnagar <https://sites.google.com/view/eflorapantnagar/home>:* >>> displaying flora of Pantnagar >>> *Virtual Herbarium Pantnagar* >>> <https://sites.google.com/gbpuat-cbsh.ac.in/virtualherbariumpantnagar/home>: >>> a synoptic collection >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2026 at 3:35 PM Sam Kuzhalanattu < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Garg ji, All Members, >>>> >>>> Great occasion. >>>> Efloraofindia, the gateway to botanical inspiration and feelings. >>>> Congratulations to all members for your great efforts and thank you for >>>> the appreciation. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Sam Kuzhalanattu. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, 16 Jun, 2026, 8:15 am Smita Raskar, <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> That’s great!! >>>>> This is the place from where I got my inspiration to rejuvenate my >>>>> knowledge of plant taxonomy and started studying Orchids years after my >>>>> post graduation >>>>> Thank you all especially those who are really active on this group >>>>> Gurcharan Sir no words to appreciate you !! >>>>> Pitamah this word is apt to describe you, Love you Sir for your >>>>> dedication & energy!! >>>>> Dinesh, Garg Sir & Saroj Sir Hats off to you >>>>> Keep up the good work !! >>>>> Warm regards >>>>> >>>>> https://www.orchidsofsindhudurg.com >>>>> 406 Dwarkamai Building No2 >>>>> Forest office road, Salaiwada >>>>> Sawantwadi Dist: Sindhudurg >>>>> Phone: 9422379568 >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, 16 Jun 2026 at 4:10 AM, Ponnutheerthagiri Santhan < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Congratulate Garg Ji and other group members for the tireless effort >>>>>> in developing the site serving the community. >>>>>> *Thanks & regards* >>>>>> *Dr. Santhan P Ph. D* >>>>>> *Industrial R&D expert, Plant taxonomist* >>>>>> *9**444813474/9620389349 (What's app)* >>>>>> *https://ponsanthanbotanicals.com/ >>>>>> <https://ponsanthanbotanicals.com/>* >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Jun 15, 2026 at 11:04 PM Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> This is really a grat achievement. And salutes to all the stalwarts >>>>>>> who have kept this group moving at an excellent pace. >>>>>>> A great place to learn from. >>>>>>> Congratulations to all of you. >>>>>>> Best regards >>>>>>> Pankaj >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, 15 Jun 2026 at 06:20, Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Great news Mr. Garg . Thank you and many congratulations. Keeps >>>>>>>> growing. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thank you. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Saroj Kasaju >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Mon, Jun 15, 2026 at 3:15 PM Lalithamba Avadhanam < >>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Kudos to the marvellous effort of Garg ji, and good supporting >>>>>>>>> pillars of this great monument, happy to be associated with you. wish >>>>>>>>> you >>>>>>>>> all the best. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jun 15, 2026 at 2:23 PM Dinesh Valke < >>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Kudos Garg ji, for being the driving force behind eFloraofIndia, >>>>>>>>>> for maintaining it as the largest database on Indian flora >>>>>>>>>> anywhere on the internet. Kudos to all the members too, for their >>>>>>>>>> contributions. >>>>>>>>>> Regards. >>>>>>>>>> Dinesh >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jun 15, 2026 at 1:12 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>>>>>>>>>> From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>> Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 at 13:11 >>>>>>>>>>> Subject: eFloraofIndia completes 19 years on 17.6.26 >>>>>>>>>>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Dear members, >>>>>>>>>>> It is a pleasure to inform you that eFloraofIndia completes 19 >>>>>>>>>>> years on 17.6.26. >>>>>>>>>>> It is encouraging to see our members continue to make new >>>>>>>>>>> strides in diverse fields, both within eFloraofIndia and outside, >>>>>>>>>>> leaving >>>>>>>>>>> their indelible mark. >>>>>>>>>>> As Google AI becomes increasingly popular for quick, in-depth >>>>>>>>>>> answers at a glance, eFloraofIndia (with lakhs of observations and >>>>>>>>>>> images) >>>>>>>>>>> plays a pivotal role in guiding all seekers. >>>>>>>>>>> Special mention goes to Saroj Kasaju ji, who these days, is >>>>>>>>>>> single-handedly taking efloraofindia to new heights. Dinesh Valke >>>>>>>>>>> ji, >>>>>>>>>>> consistently continue to add to his stupendous work on plant names. >>>>>>>>>>> Sam >>>>>>>>>>> Kuzhalanattu ji has been continuously adding complete data from >>>>>>>>>>> Kerala, a >>>>>>>>>>> bio-diversity hotspot. Gurcharan Singh ji, despite his age, remains >>>>>>>>>>> active >>>>>>>>>>> and inspires others. Ritesh ji presented on 'Bridging Science >>>>>>>>>>> and Society: The eFloraofIndia Citizen Science Model' at the Pune >>>>>>>>>>> Citizen >>>>>>>>>>> Science Conclave on the 5th and 6th June'2025. >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks to Outstanding Contributors >>>>>>>>>>> <https://efloraofindia.com/efi/outstanding-contributors/>, The >>>>>>>>>>> Pillars >>>>>>>>>>> <https://efloraofindia.com/efi/pillars-of-efloraofindia/>, Subject/ >>>>>>>>>>> Area Experts >>>>>>>>>>> <https://efloraofindia.com/2014/09/16/subject-experts/>, >>>>>>>>>>> Moderators <https://efloraofindia.com/efi/moderators/>, Major >>>>>>>>>>> contributors <https://efloraofindia.com/efi/major-contributors/> & >>>>>>>>>>> other members who are rendering selfless service to this group & >>>>>>>>>>> making >>>>>>>>>>> this endeavour possible for everyone's benefit. >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks to all of you for your continuous support, guidance and >>>>>>>>>>> Team work. >>>>>>>>>>> *I request members to spread the above message, on social media, 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