Same thing happens to me Rajesh, as I dont have a PhD(botany) attached to my name. People will suspect you to be a smuggler of rare species, or a commercial minded nurseryman.......things like that......Nevermind. Keep up your good work and creative thoughts.
A saying in Kannada - Hallu iddavarige kadle illa, Kadle iddavarige hallu illa. It means - A person with healthy teeth wont get groundnuts, A man with abundant supply of groundnuts wont have teeth to chew them :-( Sad but True. Nevermind silly attitudes......lets get on with our lives and creative endeavours. Wishing you all the best ! On Feb 5, 12:25 pm, "Madhuri Pejaver" <[email protected]> wrote: > Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone from !DEA > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Madhuri Pejaver" <[email protected]> > Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 04:52:10 > To: Rajesh Sachdev<[email protected]>; > Efloraindia<[email protected]> > > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:106439] Botanist or non-botanist > > Dear Rajesh > I can understand the agony through which the words have come here. But what > you are talking is about personal attitude of the people with whom you are > interacting. That too educated class. Don't you know or have havnt you faced > this attitude in any field you go? Why only wildlife? > Hence why waste time and energy in thinking about people who are of no use to > you? Why convert your positive energy into negative energy and then spend > some more to balance the depot of positive energy again? > Interact wildly. Those who have faith in you will come with you > unconditional. They are jewels. Treasure them. Forget about the coal pieces > left behind. They were not for you. Hunt for more jewels. > Best luck > Madhuri > > Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone from !DEA > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rajesh Sachdev <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 07:32:00 > To: efloraindia<[email protected]> > Subject: [efloraofindia:106439] Botanist or non-botanist > > Dear eFI members, > > From last few days, I have started feeling the sense of inferiority. I > wonder what is the reason adn where this sense would lead me to? This is > beyond a doubt that I have generated a keen liking of flora from last > couple of years. And day by day it grows many folded. The more I read or > study or observe, more I am getting attracted towards it. > > But the story is not happy ending. > > I am consulting people for my project (Matheran bio-diversity > documentation) and seeking for their suggestions and advices on how the > project can be better documented. > > Sometimes, people from different wildlife background response to my emails > and FB updates and show their interest in working with the team on the said > project. > > I have a team which includes people from the background and people from > not-so-wildlife-related-background, which includes me. When I intercat with > people on the subject, I am always questioned about my background. And when > I honestly tell them there is change of attitude or perception in another > persons mind, instantly. > > That person might have entertained me or have had given me his/her precious > time for conversation and that sense of interaction or dialogues goes > missing in the second part of this real time story, when he or she realise > that I am from not-wildlife-related-background. > > Now, my question to the academics, here is, does it matter? Or is > it necessary to interact only if you have M. Sc or Ph. D with your name? > > I am not questioning my credentials or of anyone who is not from the > background. But his or her (the person, studying wildlife; without > background) interest or dedication or commitment has got no count, among > the so called `elite educationalists`. > > -- > Regards > Rajesh > Sachdevhttp://project-matheran.webs.com/http://www.facebook.com/leopardguy
