yes Pankaj Ji On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 8:39 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> Well said > Three cheers to efloraindia! > Madhuri > ------Original Message------ > From: Dr Pankaj Kumar > Sender: Efloraindia > To: Efloraindia > Subject: [efloraofindia:74619] Re: Hello, I am a new member! > Sent: Jul 20, 2011 8:26 PM > > Dear Sharada mam, > Firstly thanks a lot for joining our group. Now that I know that you > are a writer/journalist, I am tempted to ask you for a favour. This is > my personal view so please dont misunderstand it. > This efloraofindia is the first and only one of its kind that exists > in India where members are from varied background but share > information on plant diversity. Me sitting on my chair in the > foothills of Himalaya at Wildlife Institute of India, with access to > internet can know what plants are flowering in South India in the > western Ghats and at the same time what is in flowering in the north > east Himalaya. Members have been selflessly sharing the information > and expertise to each and every posts. This is really getting into a > form of an online organisation. So, why dont you write an article > about it and let people know about our efforts. Let people know how a > common man from various background can get involved in scientific > information sharing by making best use of resources available for > free. They just need to devote some time out of their usual work. This > will help us gain more members as well a expertise and ultimately a > better database on indian plants. > Regards > Pankaj > > > > > > On Jul 20, 7:40 pm, Ushadi micromini <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Welcome, Sharada ji... > > there are so many issues that need raising awareness about, > > that a trained journalist who takes an active interest in the issue > > and writes/ expresses herself well is very welcome... > > > > Usha di > > ===== > > > > On Jul 20, 7:08 pm, [email protected] wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Welcome to the group. We also have a subgroup of storytellors hidden > among the scientists. > > > So now we have a real story teller. > > > Welcome by the story teller group too > > > Madhuri > > > Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Sharada Balasubramanian <[email protected]> > > > > > Sender: [email protected] > > > Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:39:16 > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Subject: [efloraofindia:74592] Hello, I am a new member! > > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > > I am Sharada and new to this group. I am a writer by profession and > after a > > > 8-yr stint in journalism, I now write actively on environmental issues, > > > specifically on conservation. My aim is to write on conservation > education > > > and reach out to the masses to educate through writing. I coordinate > and > > > work with different scientists and then understand the essence of what > they > > > do and put it across to people to understand what happens. I currently > write > > > for TerraGreen on environment and sustainability. I also occasionally > write > > > for newspapers on environment. > > > > > I am happy to be a part of this group! I hope to learn and interact > with a > > > lot of people, and gain more knowledge. > > > > > Thank you! > > > > > Sharada > > > > > -- > > > > >www.sharadabalasubramanian.in > > > wildlifemusings.wordpress.com > > > Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
