Thanks, Pankaj ji. That certainly says a lot about Balkar ji and Nidhan ji.
On Thu, 15 Aug 2019 at 11:44, 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). 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