Dear Sir Congratulations. I think you eyes are so meticulous and magnified to distinguish many taxonomic puzzles which is one of the best learning for me as a new member of this group.
Regards Prasad On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 12:31 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 > -- Prasad Kumar Dash Ecologist, Orissa, India email: [email protected] ph. 09437444241
