dear promila ji the funny thing is that electricity board without permission does it all the time -- when i asked them for their permission note they said they did not have one and that they did not need one. i will check this again now that you remind me. green greetings anandi
On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 6:45 PM, promila chaturvedi <thegardener.chaturv...@gmail.com> wrote: > The Blackboards, which were used in the classes in my time, weremadefrom > Scholar's tree. Hence the name Alstonia scholaris. > Kiran Ji, choping the braches of trees is ban in Delhi. If somebody does it > without forest department's writtenpermision can be sued, and the penalty is > one year jail or Rs. 80,000=00 fine or both. > Promila > > On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 1:24 AM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> This is still a practice in Viswa Bharati university >> shantiniketan, west bengal India >> Tanay >> >> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 10:59 AM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> Its called SCHOLARIS because, the old times plates of leaves were >>> exclusively used to give away degrees to the students. >>> Pankaj >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 8:37 PM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> > The state tree of Bengal >>> > tanay >>> > >>> > On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 6:14 AM, Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> >>> > wrote: >>> >> >>> >> One of the local names of Alstonia scholaris is CHHATIM or CHATNI >>> >> CHAAL. >>> >> The bark is supposed to be very useful for blood purification >>> >> especially in case of diabetes or Jaundice in Jharkhand as well as in >>> >> Ayurveda. Thats why Mr. Nalwade must have seen bark scrapping. >>> >> Pankaj >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 7:41 PM, kiran srivastava >>> >> <srivastava...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >> > A little trivia: Large branches of the big Alstonia scholaris tree >>> >> > behind >>> >> > the house I temporarily stay in Delhi was cut down ostensibly to >>> >> > allow >>> >> > the >>> >> > sun rays on the flower bed in the small park. Apparently, the local >>> >> > garden >>> >> > community had this tree trimmed by the NDMC authorities. But it >>> >> > wouldn't >>> >> > surprise me if branches of trees are cut to allow the sun in winter >>> >> > to >>> >> > warm >>> >> > up courtyards that are otherwise completely blotted from the the >>> >> > sun. I >>> >> > have >>> >> > seen it happen. Before it was trimmed the flowers were within >>> >> > touching >>> >> > distance from the 2nd floor terrace. >>> >> > There are several trees such as Semul (Bombax malabaricum) and Siris >>> >> > (Albizia lebbek) growing in small, old colony roads whose branches >>> >> > have >>> >> > spread widely blocking sunlight in homes. They could be trimmed >>> >> > especially, >>> >> > if old people want to sit out and soak in the sun during Delhi's >>> >> > winters...and this winter its really cold. >>> >> > Cheers, >>> >> > Kiran Srivastava >>> >> > >>> >> > On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 7:08 PM, Rashida Atthar >>> >> > <atthar.rash...@gmail.com> >>> >> > wrote: >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Ajay ji according to info. in the book 'Trees of Mumbai' pg 51 ..." >>> >> >> In >>> >> >> olden days the wood of this tree was used to make slates for >>> >> >> children, >>> >> >> hence scholaris." The book further adds "The dita bark of the tree >>> >> >> is >>> >> >> used >>> >> >> in Indian medecine for treating asthma and heart ailments, fever >>> >> >> and >>> >> >> diarrhoea.During the Diwali festival, the bitter bark is consumed >>> >> >> before >>> >> >> eating sweets to neutralize the excessive intake of sugar." >>> >> >> regards, >>> >> >> Rashida. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 2:54 PM, Ajay Nalawade >>> >> >> <analawa...@gmail.com> >>> >> >> wrote: >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> We noted Some Bark scraping in Konkan region. >>> >> >>> Can anybody tell for which purpose this bark is used??? >>> >> >>> >>> >> >>> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 1:51 PM, Arijit Banerjee >>> >> >>> <ari...@gmail.com> >>> >> >>> wrote: >>> >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> Alstonia scholaris in fruit, >>> >> >>>> Patuli, Kolkata, India >>> >> >>>> 8 January 2011 >>> >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> The fruits do look quite similar to those of Wrightia tinctoria >>> >> >>>> (Khirni) >>> >> >>>> >>> >> >>>> Arijit Banerjee >>> >> >>>> >>> >> >>> >>> >> >> >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> *********************************************** >>> >> "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) >>> >> Research Associate >>> >> Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project >>> >> Department of Habitat Ecology >>> >> Wildlife Institute of India >>> >> Post Box # 18 >>> >> Dehradun - 248001, India >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Tanay Bose >>> > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. >>> > Department of Botany. >>> > University of British Columbia . >>> > 3529-6270 University Blvd. >>> > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >>> > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) >>> > 604-822-2019 (Lab) >>> > 604-822-6089 (Fax) >>> > ta...@interchange.ubc.ca >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *********************************************** >>> "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" >>> >>> >>> Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) >>> Research Associate >>> Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project >>> Department of Habitat Ecology >>> Wildlife Institute of India >>> Post Box # 18 >>> Dehradun - 248001, India >> >> >> >> -- >> Tanay Bose >> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. >> Department of Botany. >> University of British Columbia . >> 3529-6270 University Blvd. >> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) >> 604-822-2019 (Lab) >> 604-822-6089 (Fax) >> ta...@interchange.ubc.ca >> > > -- ----
