Change in schedule of WMIN monthly meet at Lal Bagh as requested by officials at Lal Bagh
Date: Dec 25, 2013 Christmas day. Start Time : 11 AM Expected duration of interaction - 2 hours Interactions with : Shri Gunavantha - Dy Director Location: Office of the Dy Director of Horticulture. As you approach Glass House from the Bandstand, the office building will be about 50 meters to the right. Regards, Sowmyan Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 20:05:55 +0530 > From: Sowmyan Tirumurti <tsowm...@wikimedia.in> > To: "wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org" > <wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Wikimediaindia-l Digest, Vol 621, > Issue 1 > Message-ID: > < > caasdjz4-qb13vam_oefswkuk8idpajagmbtjhyvxpthob_7...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Hi Shyamal, > > You are welcome to invite others. Just wait till Tuesday. I plan to meet > the Director on Tuesday and will confirm to you. > The wealth of information you posted is very interesting. I guess we need > to form category specific interest groups for greater shared interest. > > For long i have wondered how to revive Bangalore meets. Meets for talking > and sharing do not seem to enthuse many. Meets to do some joint action is > more appealing. > > I have invited some people from UAS, GKVK too. Let us see how things work > out. If the invited team from UAS carries back nice memories more > enthusiasts from UAS can join us in future ventures too. > > Regards, > Sowmyan > > > > > > Message: 5 > > Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 12:26:14 +0530 > > From: "Shyamal L." <lshya...@gmail.com> > > To: Wikimedia India Community list > > <wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > > Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Opportunity to embellish Lal Bagh > > Botanical Garden related WP article before the flower show on Jan > > 26. > > Message-ID: > > <CAB6bDongvStabTJ7Ta-poRXM= > > knvtrdy8yhvfzwqigs3ohu...@mail.gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > > > Sowmyan, this is great news indeed! I know a number of people who are > > interested. It would be great if some of their archives can be accessed. > > Most of the trees that are out there are somewhat more readily accessible > > as indeed are the ornamentals. > > > > There are some really historic material including some amazing artwork > > (some of which I believe is by some unfortunately little-known botanical > > artists like K. Cheluvayya Raju who died more than 70 years ago). > > There is probably some interesting material related to G H Krumbiegel, > Hugh > > Cleghorn and the Agri Horticultural Society. > > There are also some interesting publications made by the Horticulture > > Department that are largely inaccessible - over the years I have had > > enquiries from the Royal Botanical Gardens Edinburgh for looking up a > book > > called "Glass House – The Jewel of Lalbagh" published in 1991 that has > > hardly been seen by people who are interested in it. I have likewise had > > requests for archive data relating to John Cameron (Krumbiegel's > > predecessor). > > > > There is also a great deal of as yet un-written history on plant > > introductions such as > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chayote ("Seemay Badnekayi" = foreign > > brinjal > > - one of the introductions to our diet thanks to the work at Lalbagh) as > > well as the numerous avenue trees (like the pink poui currently in bloom > > and chosen by Krumbiegel as part of his Ritu Samhara idea for Bangalore) > > > > For a glimpse of the excellent artwork of an unfortunately little-known > > botanical artist - K. Cheluvayya Raju - see > > > > > http://www.benakaartconservation.com/Restoration/Portfolio_-_Art_Conservation_&_Restoration_files/Botanical%20paintings.pdf > > and we have several other botanical artists who as yet have no articles > on > > even on the en.wiki (for example the somewhat famous pair of Govindoo and > > Rungiah). > > > > I have been postponing my own plans to research the archives there and > > would be very happy to join you in your meetings if possible. There are > > some active tree groups in India who will be interested too. > > > > best wishes > > Shyamal > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Shyamal > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/attachments/20131206/0d96a7da/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ >
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