*Heartiest Congratulations Shubhada Ji* On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 11:18 PM, Debashish Bhaduri <[email protected]>wrote:
> Dear Usha ji, > > I think there is some misunderstanding. A British friend had sent me a > PDF of the article "Olympians of the botanical world" some days back. > This story is about seven plants, NOT persons, that were chosen as > "olympians of the botanical world" for their remarkable qualities. > These are: > > 1] Fastest tree: Bunchberry dogwood > 2] Most explosive: Sandbox tree > 3] Immortal: Quaking Aspen > 4] Stamina: Tumbleweeds > 5] Explorer: Shepherd's Tree > 6] Survivor: Strangler Fig > 7] Tallest: Coast Redwood > > That is why this story is featuerd as "Taking a look at some of the > plants that push the boundaries in the botanical world". > > One of the seven "Olympian" plants in this article is the Sandbox > Tree, the photograph of which is credited to Shubhada Nikharge. While > you are correct that her photograph has been featured in this story, > your statement that "she has been selected as Olympian of the > botanical world" is completely off the mark. > > I have attached the PDF of this story. > > Regards, Debu > > On 23 September 2012 18:35, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Thanks Usha ji & Congrats to Shubhada ji, > > I could not open the link to her Flickr & could not follow what is an > "Olympian of the botanical world." > > Could you pl. clarify a little more ? > > > > On 23 September 2012 18:21, Usha Desai <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Hi Friends > >> I am glad to in form you that our Shubhada Nikharge's photos are on BBC > Website and she has been selected as Olympian of the botanical world. > >> Pleas go through the following link > >> > >> Interesting collection in the BBC picture gallery: Olympians of the > botanical world. > >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19048826 > >> > >> In the related internet links in the same page, BBC has given a link to > Shubhada Nikharge's Flickr stream > >> > >> love Usha > >> > >> -- > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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'. > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Regards, Debu > > -- > > > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964 --
