I am proud we have such a great member and moderator of the group. DR PHADKE
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 11:02 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear members, > I always wondered at the energy with which he shaped efi since he joined > efi in Nov.'2009. It was when indiantreepix (now efi) was in its nascent > stage. I know he will even fight for the right cause & force the issue on > matters of importance like mentioning author citation etc. From his > guidance, efi has evolved as an institution on national importance, which is > also involved in documentation of Indian Flora in the form of efi website. > > He is the first member to cross 8000 posts (almost 10% of total messages) > on efi. His details can be seen at > > https://groups.google.com/groups/profile?hl=en&enc_user=eXsq6hIAAABtPVFqUivGRZQfFgdlDyQm8rhlH0Pnl47z4AZhN98BFg&group=indiantreepix > > On this teachers day, we privately deliberated about him. Lot of epithets > came to our mind for him like Pitamaha, Sarathi, Guide, Guru, Mahaguru, > Living/Walking Encyclopedia of Indian Plants etc. However, we decided let > something automatically stick to him on efi rather than we imposing > ourselves. > > My salute to him on being a fatherly figure & a great guide & teacher on > efi. > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use them > for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1700 members & > 79,000 messages on 31/8/11) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of around 5500 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > -- Dr Satish Phadke
