I fully agree with Gurcharan sir's point of view. Actually Indian Scientists have always been underestimated. We do work with limited resources but still sometimes our work is more significant that people working in the rich nations. I happen to meet many scientists from many places other than India and I realised that there have been flaws in their work, at times, but still it goes unnoticed just because they are famous. Sometimes publications are not based on quality but on who is the author. PLANT NOMENCLATURE IS AN OPINION AND OPINION DIFFERS AMOUNG MORE THAN TWO PEOPLE, SOME TIMES IT DIFFERS IN THE SAME PERSON OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. What we learn is from these opinions and then make our own opinion or just follow what we feel like.
I will give you an example: Liparis nervosa is an orchid species. It has been kept into 8 different genus from time to time by renowned Orchid experts of the world. This doesnt mean that those persons were not good. It just shows the difference in opinion. Hence we must respect opinions of all!!! Respecting others always brings respect to ourselves too. This group is not just a group but family and I always cherish to be a part of this family. Best regards Pankaj On Friday, 9 November 2012 01:41:34 UTC+8, Gurcharan Singh wrote: > > 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. > , > > -- > 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/ > > --
