User:P.Chitralekha

• P.Chitralekha
  Occupation:	Associate Professor
  Nationality:	Indian
  Languages:	English, Hindi, Telugu, Oriya
  Country:	India
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  This user was certified a Wiki Apprentice Level 2 by Mackiwg .
  This user was a proud participant of eL4C41.

  My Learning4Content course home page

  My profile

  I am P.Chitralekha from Delhi, India. I teach botany to undergraduate students. I am passionately interested in plant science. My primary interest has always been in research of fundamental aspects of plant biology but after teaching botany for 15 years I realize that I can teach well too. This is one of the reasons for my joining Wikieducator workshop, to get tips to be a better teacher.

  
  

  
  

  Professional background

  After my doctoral research work I worked as a research associate for sometime before joining as lecturer in an undergraduate college in University of Delhi. I have developed course content for Life Sciences course in Indira Gandhi Open University, Delhi, india.

  Education

  B.Sc.(H), M.Sc. M.Phil. Ph.D. in Botany. Certificate and diploma in German language

  My interests

  Professional

  I am very interested in research and teaching anything that has to do with plants.

  Personal

  I collect stamps, coins and information on interesting facts/events, read books.

  My wiki projects

  I registered for eL4C41, a Learning4Content workshop to learn wiki skills

  My Photo Collection

  (: Dear Chitra, you can transfer your photo gallary from sandbox to here--Dr. Gita Mathur 19:08, 31 July 2010 (UTC)) 

  
  

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    Eucharis grandiflora

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    Micrograph of L.S. embryosac

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    Magnolia flowers

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    White Rose

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    Orchid-highly advanced monocot

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    Bright Flower

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    Message pad

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    Eucharis plant

   

  My optional community service (learning contract) project

  Agreement	By signing this optional learning contract I will try to complete my training in basic wiki editing skills to achieve the status of a Wikibuddy. In return for this free training opportunity, I will give the gift of knowledge by donating or developing at least one free content resource licensed under a CC-BY-SA or CC-BY license which can be used by myself (and others) on WikiEducator.
  Brief description of project	I will collaborate with Dr. Gita mathur on the BotanyTechnicalTerms pages
  Target date for completion	It is an ongoing major project. I have discussed with Gita on phone also.
  Signature	--P.Chitralekha 10:46, 28 July 2010 (UTC)

  About 'Botany Technical Terms' Project 

  My Favourite Quotes

  • "God is not a person. God is an eternal principle. That is why I say that truth is God."    

       Mahatma Gandhi

  • Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.

      Sir  Arthur Conan Doyle                            

  • Being true to ones own self comes above the need to be nice and contrariwise, being nice need not mean being untrue to oneself.               
  • Never apologise; the good sort do not need it and the bad ones would take a mean advantage of it. 

         P.G.Wodehouse

  •  One needs a lot of tact to get people to forgive one ones generosity.

                                                                        

  Feedback and notes from my WikiNeighbours

  Dear Chitralekha, Can you share with us your experiences on what was most beneficial to you on learning wiki skills? --R C Sharma, PhD 14:30, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
  

  (: Dear Chitralekha, Hope you are reading the instructions on wiki skills. In case of any help needed, donot hesitate to ask for help. You can either email me or leave a message on my page. Warm Wishes. --Ramesh Sharma 19:02 30 July 2010 (UTC))
  

  Thank you very much. I have been struggling a little but Dr. Gita Mathur has been helping me. Once her patience gives out I will begin to trouble you.--P.Chitralekha 05:26, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

  (: Hello Dear Chitralekha, it is a pleasure to see you here.Warm wishes--Dr. Gita Mathur 09:32, 21 July 2010 (UTC))

  • Hi Chitralekha, here is a suggestion for your Learning Contract project. Please visit this page & see if you would kine to add content here: BotanyTechnicalTerms Click on 'A' and see the format.--Dr. Gita Mathur 08:44, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

  Thank you Geetaji. I would love to work on the 'Botany technical terms' project with you. I probably will take some time to work through the tutorials.--P.Chitralekha 13:38, 31 July 2010 (UTC)P.C 06:28, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

   (: Greetings! -- Anil Prasad)

  
  (: Great that you joined the Wikieducator movement!! Welcome.Savithri Singh 11:07, 28 July 2010 (UTC))

  Thank you. You and Geetaji have been my inspiration.--P.Chitralekha 06:32, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

  Thank you very much.--Monica R 06:37, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

  My Sandbox

  My sandbox