[POSTPONED] Scottish Botanists: The Connections Between Scotland and India
Event Description
A JOINT DISCUSSION WITH THE ASIA SCOTLAND TRUST, ASIA SCOTLAND INSTITUTE, THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH AND THE BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA.
WITH THANKS TO THE REGIUS KEEPER OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH.
A panel will present on the deep and enduring botanical connections between Scotland and India, which span more than two centuries.
Speakers & Topics
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- Dr Henry Noltie – British Botanist
- will talk on the Indian collections
- Dr Mark Watson – Head of Major Floras, Royal Botanical Gardens Edinburgh
- will highlight some of the prominent personalities involved
- Dr Ashiho Mao, Director of the Botanical Survey of India (BSI)
- will describe current works at the Botanic Gardens of Indian Republic, Noida, New Delhi and the AJC Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah Kolkata
- Dr Henry Noltie – British Botanist