Hi friends

[sastry]

Hi friends,
Well i am trying to settle down. At this time of the year we have quite a few festivals in the form of fairs and exhibitions here and we do get lot of orchids displayed and sold both native species and hybrids. Plenty of Cymbidium hybrids comes from the state of Sikkim. I shall be attending one in the next weeka and hope to share some pictures with you all. Further, one of the friends had asked about orchids in Bangalore, well yes orchids and its growing is picking up in Bangalore and we from the orchid society doing our best to create awreness and conservation, propogation and also enjoy growing it. Otherwose in Southern State of Kerala they grow lot of Mokaros, Ascocendas and other Vandaceous hybrids in open areas as there is sufficient humidity there, i shall send some pictures as how they are growing in open areas, it is interesting.

[audreyh2]

Hello!
I am a new comer to this forum and I am glad that I
stumble in here.I find this overwhelming and that I
can say what's on my mind.
I am raio enthusiast and I spend my time listening to
the all time favorites
of my time.

[shakkai]

Dr. Sastry, Hope your settling in alright. Shifting so much must be difficult with a collection of orchids!

We visited Kerala a few times while we were in India - one of our friends is from there, so we went for his marriage and also for just a holiday. I can remember seeing orchids growing in his mother-in-law's garden.

Can't wait to see your photos!

[Ross]

Welcome, and I too am looking forward to pictures!

[sastry]

Thanx, infact most of my species collection i have kept at Bangalore and have started new here as this region is known for orchids, As i am slightly busy in official commitments, i shall make some time and post few good pictures for our friends

[sastry]

Sorry for the much delayed reply. I have doene my mMasters in Agriculture and then a post graduate diploma in Forestry and then Ph.D in Forestry. My entire interest and time now is taken away by orvhids, fortunately biodiversity conservation is also one of the areas we normally address in our work

[shubhenduanjaria]

Originally Posted by sastry

Hi there, i am Dr.Sastry, an Indian Forest Service officer having served in different forest areas of India right from the biodiversity rich areas of Northe East parts and also Western ghats. while in NE i was hooked these orchids which is almost about 25 years back, since then enjoying the most fascinating flowering family. Ofcourse, i am an avid collector and a hobbiyist and also Vice president of The Orchid Society of Karnataka (TOSKA), incidentally Karnataka is a southern state in India. I am always fascinated by 'paphs' and have reasonable collection, down the lane will share some experiences, i have about 85 species and several hybrids in my colection, will find some time to talk and join the discussion forum as i believe there is no end to learning and intrested in interacting with orchid friends,bye for now

Mr Sastry ..how can i get in touch with you ..i am intersted in teh collection of orchids for my home ..i would lie kt oget in touch with you please ..thank you

[sastry]

Hi
I stay in Bangalore and you can get in touch with me through my email ID- kss70@hotmail.com and my cell number (if you are staying in India) is 91 9448351170
happy orchid growing
sastry

[shubhenduanjaria]

Originally Posted by sastry

Hi
I stay in Bangalore and you can get in touch with me through my email ID- kss70@hotmail.com and my cell number (if you are staying in India) is 91 9448351170
happy orchid growing
sastry

Thank You ,

i am presently in Darjeeling and actually from Pune, Maharashtra. My mob number is 09800377387 and my email is shubhenduanjaria@yahoo.co.uk. I have been in dimapur for a long time and had been there for two postings of almost a year and half each..