very interesting and touching On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 5:34 PM, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Very Interesting Story Shrikant Ji > > > On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 5:32 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Really amazing story and nice capture. Thanks Shrikant ji for sharing ir >> with us. >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 5:28 PM, Shrikant Ingalhalikar < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> We were returning from a deep Sahyadri forest with a bag (card) full of >>> images of some rare plants and had lost the track of time, thirst and >>> hunger amidst the amazing plants. It was the noon of scorching summer and >>> we realised that we did not carry any water. We had to trek for another 5 >>> kms to reach the camp where we would get water and food. Looking at our dry >>> faces the local guide asked us if we cared to have a glass full of cool >>> fresh water. We pardoned him for his cruel joke since there was not a drop >>> around. The guide dared our challenge, asked Navendu to be ready for a >>> quick gulp and chopped a branch of a liana just above him. And there came a >>> gush of clean cool fresh water from the cut branch that all of us tasted >>> with content. It was not a life and death situation for us then but we were >>> told that locals may use this source in such a situation. We were thrilled >>> to see the spectacle but felt sorry for the lost limb of the liana. I >>> request members not to ID or ask for the ID of this plant for its >>> security. >>> >>> Shrikant Ingalhalikar >>> 12 Varshanand Society >>> Anandnagar Sinhagad Road >>> Pune 411 051. www.idsahyadri.com >>> Tel 91 20 2435 0765. >>> Fax 91 20 2438 9190. >>> <http://sigads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/click_nx.ads/www.rediffmail.com/signatureline.htm@Middle?> >>> Follow *Rediff Deal ho >>> jaye!<http://track.rediff.com/click?url=___http://dealhojaye.rediff.com?sc_cid=rediffmailsignature___&cmp=signature&lnk=rediffmailsignature&newservice=deals> >>> * to get exciting offers in your city everyday. >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Regards > > Dr Balkar Singh > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > Arya P G College, Panipat > Haryana-132103 > 09416262964 > -- Regards Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade
