Anil K Rajvanshi
This is the podcast of Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf). He is currently the Director and Hon. Secretary of Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) (https://nariphaltan.org). He has more than 43 years of experience in renewable energy R&D and rural development. He did his B.Tech and M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from I.I.T. Kanpur in 1972 and 1974 respectively. He received his Ph.D. in Mech. Engg. from University of Florida, Gainesville, USA in 1979. He was also on the faculty of University of Florida (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering) for 2.5 years before returning to India in 1981 to work at NARI. Anil Rajvanshi is a spiritual engineer! A mechanical engineering graduate of IIT Kanpur in early 1970s he went to U.S. for higher studies. In a fit of madness and arrogance, he left a very lucrative career in U.S. and came back in 1981 to rural India thinking that he will change India! India did not change but he changed. In the process of developing renewable energy technologies for rural areas he discovered himself and the great spiritual traditions of India. He runs a small rural NGO called Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute in Phaltan, Maharashtra and has a passion of writing articles on spirituality and rural development. His articles have been published in Times of India (Speaking Tree); Huffington Post and Thrive Global, South Asia Monitor and syndicated in various other News lines. He has 5 books to his credit and has written more than 250 articles on rural and sustainable development including the interface of spirituality and technology. He is passionate about teaching youngsters and gives inspirational lectures all over India and some abroad. His mantra is Spirituality + Technology = Happiness and lives in a simple and holistic way in rural India.
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Monday May 06, 2019
Monday May 06, 2019
Alzheimer’s disease is a disease of the brain where clumps of misfolded protein fragments called amyloid-beta produce plaques around synapses – the connecting point between neurons. These plaques stop neurons from communicating, thus destroying memory. Nobody knows how these plaques are formed and the world over research is being conducted on how to remove them. In this podcast, Dr. Rajvanshi talks about a possible solution for reducing the risk of alzheimer's with the help of some ancient Indian system of meditation and chanting Sanskrit shlokas
Monday May 06, 2019
Monday May 06, 2019
Through ages, mankind has been intrigued by theory of reincarnation. Various theories have been provided in all civilizations but most have been silent on what passes from body to body during reincarnation. In this podcast, Dr. Rajvanshi gives an interesting insight regarding the process of reincarnation using the help cloud computing technology. Transcript to this podcast is available at : https://nariphaltan.org/cloudcomputing.htm
Monday May 06, 2019
Monday May 06, 2019
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister and one of the main architects of Independent India. In this podcast, Dr. Rajvanshi talks about some rare anecdotes related to Pandit Nehru which he heard about him from some of his close associates. Since 2014 was 125th anniversary of Nehru's birth, Dr. Rajvanshi thought of narrating these anecdotes The transcript of this podcast is available at: https://nariphaltan.org/nehru.pdf
Friday Apr 26, 2019
Friday Apr 26, 2019
Walking is like meditation. It helps us to focus the mind on a subject. A lot of people go for walks in the park both in the morning and evening either alone or with various friends, family, and acquaintances. In this podcast, Dr. Rajvanshi talks about the art of walking and how long walks alone and without any company are the best to think and contemplate various issues. Transcript to this podcast is available at https://nariphaltan.org/longwalk.htm
Friday Apr 26, 2019
Friday Apr 26, 2019
In this podcast, Dr. Rajvanshi talks about his experience of attending the 3rd world Congress of Vedic science held in Pune in 2018. Based on his observations in the conference he wrote an essay on why we Indians have this fascination with Vedas. This podcast is about what are the scientific issues in Vedas and Dr. Rajvanshi shows that though the fascination is fine but we should know the limitations of the so called knowledge in these scriptures. Th transcript of this podcast is available at https://nariphaltan.org/vs.pdf
Friday Apr 26, 2019
Friday Apr 26, 2019
In every religion getting into Mayajal or web of love is frowned upon. They all insist that renunciation, the breaking of bonds, etc., frees the soul for ultimate salvation and liberation. We should realize that this planet earth is our permanent home and is all that we have and this is both heaven and . In This podcast, Dr. Rajvanshi talks about a web of love of this planet, of which we all are part of and there is nowhere else to go. If we take this view then we will change our thinking so that we do everything in our power to make this planet a very pleasant place to live. The transcript of this podcast can be found at :https://nariphaltan.org/weboflove.htm
Friday Apr 19, 2019
Friday Apr 19, 2019
Anytime you ask people about some of the happy moments in their lives, they have to really think about them. However if you ask them about some unpleasant or sad moments they will tell you hundreds of instances.In this podcast, Dr. Rajvanshi talks about the basis of such a thinking process using the Science of neurobiology. The transcript of podcast is at; https://nariphaltan.org/positivethoughts.pdf
Friday Apr 19, 2019
Friday Apr 19, 2019
An important aspect of a good life is to give something back to society. Not only does giving back to society help the less fortunate; it also brings to the giver a tremendous sense of satisfaction and happiness. In this podcast, Dr. Rajvanshi talks about how one should live a happy and dharmic life and leave the world as happy human beings, knowing that they have contributed in some way to make a qualitative difference to the lives of others. Transcript to this podcast can be found at https://nariphaltan.org/givingback.pdf
Friday Apr 19, 2019
Friday Apr 19, 2019
Tehzeeb means politeness, Cultured attitude and where the hallmark of many leaders like Atal Behari Vajpayee. But unfortunately, this tehzeeb is missing in present leaders and other discourses. In this podcast, Dr. Rajvanshi talks about some incidents related to various leaders showing tehzeeb and how can we impart this quality in the next generation. Transcript to this podcast can be found at https://nariphaltan.org/tehzeeb.pdf
Thursday Apr 18, 2019
Thursday Apr 18, 2019
This podcast is about a public lecture that Dr. Rajvanshi gave in Pune on 9th August 2011. Here he has tried to show that we need to reduce our greed to help fight corruption. Thus he discusses the biological basis of greed and how through yoga and meditation one can reduce it. He also discusses how the corporate world can reduce their greed and help in overall development. The transcript of this podcast is available at https://nariphaltan.org/indsearch2011.pdf and the video of the lecture is available at youtube.
Anil Rajvanshi
This is a podcast of Anil Rajvanshi. Most of these will be on the interplay of technology and spirituality. This is the theme of his work.