Dear members
Ours is a unique group where members from all fields and diverse expertise
share a common passion: a love for plants and the love for photography.
Ours is also a unique group in which several non-botanists, to name a
few Garg ji, Satish ji, Dnesh ji, Prashant ji, Mani ji, Aarti ji, Tabish
ji, Shrikant ji and Neil ji perhaps know more about plants than many of us.
But they are as humble, or perhaps more, that has set a standard for others
and created an atmosphere that others love to enjoy interactions in the
Group. Ushadi is a storehouse of knowledge, and practical experience with
plants both within and outside India.
Having said that, the backbone of the group are our experts who spare
valuable time from their busy official schedule to identify plants for
others, provide useful literature, but they do so (the biggest attraction
for the group) without any show of authority. It would be a long list if I
name them here, each a renowned authority in his/her field, having
published a lot in their respective fields. This is a big asset of our
Group, that makes it so unique and has set an benchmark of more than 90
percent identifications. It is a matter of pride for all of us.
While interacting on this group we, however, treat botanists and
non-botanists equally. I enjoy the same level of involvement when
interacting with Pankaj ji as I do with Tabish ji. I have named them
because I had most productive and long interactions with these two,
fortunately all ending in useful conclusions, with no egos on either side.
Let us maintain this high level of cordiality, interact, but with
mutual respect.
And finally, I for one believe that Indian scientists are not less
than any one else. They have proved themselves repeatedly within and
outside the country, and let us have faith in ourselves and in our dignity.
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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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
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