---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Dr. Anil Kumar Thakur <anilthakur2...@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 at 16:41 Subject: Re: [itpmods:12991] Fwd: Dr. Balkar Arya- Remembering our great Hero on Independence Day- Every week is a Genus week To: itpmods <itpm...@googlegroups.com> Cc: Balkar Singh <balkara...@gmail.com>, Nidhan Singh < nidhansingh...@gmail.com>, Amritpal singh <amritsingh0...@gmail.com>
Kudos to Dr. Balkar Singh ji Regards On Thu, 15 Aug, 2019, 1:45 PM Saroj Kasaju, <kasajusa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Very nice to his contributions to the efi ! > Kudos Balkar Sir ! > > Thank you. > > Saroj Kasaju > > > On Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 1:37 PM Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Kudos to Balkar ji for his special contributions. >> As Garg ji puts, during 2010 and following years, the "activity" or tempo >> of posting-responding was at a very high level. >> Gurcharan ji and other respected leaders led the concept of family month >> / fortnight / week for quite a long while until almost all of families were >> through. Quite an exciting patch of time it was! >> >> [image: Flag: India on Google] Happy Independence Day ... Happy posting ! >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> <https://emojipedia.org/google/android-9.0/flag-for-india/> >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 11:44 AM Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Balkar sir and I have been in touch since a long time and especially >>> during my sadistic days in India and he always encouraged me for my work >>> and life. May be he and Nidhan sir knows bit more about me than most of the >>> others due to these personal interactions. In 2018 we finally met in real >>> along with Nidhan sir and Amritpal and had a short field trip in the >>> Himalayas to share some more memorable experience. Apart from their >>> expertise on plants (talking about both Balkar sir and Nidhan), I know them >>> as a good and down to earth friends. >>> दुःख में सुमिरन सब करे सुख में करै न कोय। >>> जो सुख में सुमिरन करे तो दुःख काहे को होय ॥ >>> I thank them both for being there with me in odd times as well as good >>> times. Thank you for everything and of course thank you for your >>> contributions on eflora. I have learnt a lot from both of you. >>> Best regards >>> Pankaj >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, 15 Aug 2019 at 13:47, Ushadi Micromini < >>> microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Balkar >>>> yes we applaud you and your generosity in sharing >>>> and knowledge dissemination >>>> >>>> Thank you >>>> Usha di >>>> >>>> On Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 10:54 AM Ponnutheerthagiri Santhan < >>>> ponsant...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Happy Independence Day, Thank you >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, 15 Aug 2019, 10:48 J.M. Garg, <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>>>>> From: J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> >>>>>> Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 at 10:47 >>>>>> Subject: Dr. Balkar Arya- Remembering our great Hero on Independence >>>>>> Day- Every week is a Genus week >>>>>> To: efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >>>>>> Cc: Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Dear members, >>>>>> *This is our tribute to Dr. Balkar Arya and his outstanding >>>>>> contributions in building Efloraofindia, on Independence Day. His amount >>>>>> of >>>>>> contributions can be assessed from the aspect that although his last >>>>>> major >>>>>> activity was in Jan.'2015, he still remain at no. 8th in **All time >>>>>> Posters List* >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!aboutgroup/indiantreepix>*. He >>>>>> joined us along with other stalwarts like Dinesh ji, G. Singh ji, >>>>>> Vijayasankar ji, Nidhan ji, Pankaj ji, Tanay ji etc. in around 2010 >>>>>> and took our activities to the peak.* *He was the first who >>>>>> presented eFI before the taxonomists in IAAT conference first in Banglore >>>>>> and later in Delhi, with his great vision, along with Nidhan ji. Power >>>>>> point presentation of it, can be seen by downloading at **Files* >>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/files>*. * >>>>>> Since than we have followed his great spirit as below: >>>>>> Hardly a week goes when we look at some genus or the other, in efi >>>>>> site. >>>>>> We look into all posts in that genus, compare them with the keys >>>>>> available in our threads, in efloras or else where online and with images >>>>>> and specimens available online and in GBIF and also make their >>>>>> comparative >>>>>> images, if already not available. We also seek guidance from our earlier >>>>>> threads as well as well refer to the suitable experts. In the process, a >>>>>> lot of threads with incorrect or no identification, are resurfaced with >>>>>> correct identification. >>>>>> Genus generally taken up these days, is one in which our members face >>>>>> problem in getting proper id or clarity. Having images on most of our >>>>>> threads, help a lot in the matter, along with the key features suggested >>>>>> earlier by our experts. >>>>>> So every week is a Genus Week in efi for quite sometime (It started >>>>>> in a small way about four and a half years back when we looked at each >>>>>> family along with all its genera). >>>>>> Happy Independence Day to Balkar ji and to all of you. >>>>>> -- >>>>>> With regards, >>>>>> J.M.Garg >>>>>> >>>>>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>>>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >>>>>> >>>>>> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >>>>>> Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in >>>>>> the world- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or >>>>>> Efloraofindia >>>>>> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a >>>>>> species database of more than 13,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which >>>>>> more than 1,70,000 images are directly displayed). >>>>>> >>>>>> The whole world uses my Image Resource >>>>>> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >>>>>> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants >>>>>> etc. >>>>>> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as >>>>>> per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >>>>>> >>>>>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds >>>>>> of India'. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> With regards, >>>>>> J.M.Garg >>>>>> >>>>>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>>>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >>>>>> >>>>>> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >>>>>> Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in >>>>>> the world- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or >>>>>> Efloraofindia >>>>>> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a >>>>>> species database of more than 13,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which >>>>>> more than 1,70,000 images are directly displayed). >>>>>> >>>>>> The whole world uses my Image Resource >>>>>> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >>>>>> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants >>>>>> etc. >>>>>> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as >>>>>> per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >>>>>> >>>>>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds >>>>>> of India'. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "ITPmods" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to itpmods+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CA%2BiuSFAVP4OOxRc-u-TbC%3D5K1%3DkKPstjezu1T38b_myLwR%3DARA%40mail.gmail.com >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CA%2BiuSFAVP4OOxRc-u-TbC%3D5K1%3DkKPstjezu1T38b_myLwR%3DARA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "ITPmods" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to itpmods+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CAJa_cDjQMe4AfwLt-nOfEyC99qmuTqFKYu%3D%2By%3DhQ-T0ABqcuRQ%40mail.gmail.com >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CAJa_cDjQMe4AfwLt-nOfEyC99qmuTqFKYu%3D%2By%3DhQ-T0ABqcuRQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Usha di >>>> =========== >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "ITPmods" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to itpmods+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CANAwU1UUgvUXr%2BP35BD0AhdEVJtT1t11U1GHBbKSNigtoOFH7A%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CANAwU1UUgvUXr%2BP35BD0AhdEVJtT1t11U1GHBbKSNigtoOFH7A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> ****************************************************** >>> **************************************************************** >>> *Pankaj Kumar*, Ph.D. >>> *IUCN-SSC Orchid Specialist Group Asia* >>> >>> *Office*: >>> >>> Orchid Conservation Section >>> >>> Flora Conservation Department >>> >>> Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation >>> Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong S.A.R., China >>> >>> *email*: pku...@kfbg.org; sahanipan...@gmail.com >>> *Phone*: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 >>> (mobile); *Fax*: +852 2483 7194 >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "ITPmods" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to itpmods+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CABpo8%3D2ENGQPyT5kgkY5K%2BrFX2bWURq%3DamP4%3DHNjZp%3DYqjV%3D5w%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CABpo8%3D2ENGQPyT5kgkY5K%2BrFX2bWURq%3DamP4%3DHNjZp%3DYqjV%3D5w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "ITPmods" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to itpmods+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CABSQqC1xW%2BL35sett7%2BUkKi7DDob1rPuNZ5ucdML8EC0JghRRA%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CABSQqC1xW%2BL35sett7%2BUkKi7DDob1rPuNZ5ucdML8EC0JghRRA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ITPmods" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to itpmods+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CAEf%3DytQ4Ga%3DgF1F09ZhU6nW0sUpfznwzy%2Bi5Y02C--H13Etz2g%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CAEf%3DytQ4Ga%3DgF1F09ZhU6nW0sUpfznwzy%2Bi5Y02C--H13Etz2g%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ITPmods" group. 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