Thanks, Pankaj ji, We are certainly moving in the right direction. I have been writting to the people all over the world including India & a lot of them are aware of our work in one way or the other. Plus a word of mouth from members, is doing us a lot of good. This can be seen in our increasing membership from all over India & few from outside. Each of them have a lot of praise for us. We have come a long way & still has a long way to go. Let every member do their best from their side & things will certainly be on our side.
On 11 September 2012 11:27, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Many of us saw similar dreams too along with Prof Rawat and Prof Gadgil > and me when we put up this proposal to MoEF in 2011-12. Unfortunately MoEF > hasnt done so far. But somewhere I heard they started digitizing their > herbarium sheets at BSI. > Many members here in our family are not aware but we are already following > the foot steps of our dreams and we certainly have achieved something from > nothing in our community and family of eflora of India. > We already have a very strong database with so many members representing > different regions of India. Earlier I used to say that all are not > professional botanists but frankly, now many of us have become better than > many professionals. > We indeed have a huge database and things are being added again and again > over time. To my personal belief, this is an effort equivalent to Sir > J.D.Hooker when he worked on the Flora of British India. But for sure we > have a long way to go, make our database more stronger > and more comprehensive. > Here are some points I would like to suggest: > 1. Invite members from each and every corner of India, atleast 1 from each > district of India, One from each University. > 2. I wish at one point every university in India should known about our > existence, in return we help them identify their plants as far as possible > and of course for free. > 3. Prepare professional description of plants as far as possible or link > the species to proper botanical diagnosis is available on internet (this > Garg sir has already been doing). > 4. I wish some one from us to represent our family at Indian Botanical > Congress or Indian Science Congress for people and government to know. > 5. We have members from media in our group, I would like to request them > to have some article on our family and let people know about our selfless > efforts. Its not about publicity, but its about awareness. > > I know I myself have been very less active bu8t I am asking for too much. > Best regards > Pankaj > > > > > > > On Thursday, 6 September 2012 13:23:05 UTC+8, JM Garg wrote: >> >> Dear members,. >> Vijayasankar ji saw a dream- a dream of having an e-flora of India & he >> told us about it a few years back when he joined efi. >> He also expressed his desire to be part of this one day. >> There was a lot of discussion on this issue & his dream still remain >> fresh in my & others mind. >> There was a similar desire from Singh ji. >> >> I am attaching that old thread: >> https://groups.google.com/**forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!** >> topicsearchin/indiantreepix/**group:indiantreepix$20AND$** >> 20Quest$20AND$20for$20AND$20'**e-flora'$20AND$20of$20AND$** >> 20India/indiantreepix/nPBfRIs_**K0s<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!topicsearchin/indiantreepix/group:indiantreepix$20AND$20Quest$20AND$20for$20AND$20'e-flora'$20AND$20of$20AND$20India/indiantreepix/nPBfRIs_K0s> >> >> We tried to create something like efi site in addition to FOI, though >> their real dream is still away. >> At this point of time, we can only say that we are moving in the right >> direction & one day their dreams will certainly be fulfilled. >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**User:Jmgarg1<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<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<http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix>(more >> than 1950 members & 1,27,800 messages on 31/8/12) or Efloraofindia >> website: >> https://sites.google.com/site/**efloraofindia/<https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> >> (with >> a species database of more than 7000 species). >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >> India'. >> >> -- > > > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg 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 1950 members & 1,27,800 messages on 31/8/12) or Efloraofindia website: https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database of more than 7000 species). Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. --
