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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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.
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
All his life Gandhiji tried to bring people from different communities together because he believed in all-inclusive growth and development; something that was possible only when everybody worked for the common good. Why have we lost this art of dialogue and the ability to take all the people together? In this podcast, Dr. Rajvanshi talks about how Gandhiji’s example holds the mirror to present leadership. The transcript for this podcast is available at: https://nariphaltan.org/gandhidialogue.pdf
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
Two of the greatest minds of twentieth-century were Mahatma Gandhi and Einstein. One was a statesman and other a scientist, But they had quite a number of things in common. In this podcast, Dr. Rajvanshi talks about some interesting anecdotes related to Gandhiji and Einstein and some of the values they shared. Transcript of this podcast is available at https://nariphaltan.org/gandhiandeinstein.pdf
Tuesday Apr 16, 2019
Tuesday Apr 16, 2019
Today, society is putting more focus on money, hoarding, and buying of goods and this is naturally reflected in the behavior of the children. Lots of children are involved in petty theft, drinking, and serious physical violence. If the children are taught ethics and morality as a part of all courses, it may help in changing their character. In this podcast, Dr. Rajvanshi talks about how we can mould children for better behavior.
Tuesday Apr 16, 2019
Tuesday Apr 16, 2019
Sleep remains a mystery despite all the research done so far. Science says it helps to consolidate our memories and remove unnecessary information. That during sleep, when inputs from our five senses are almost zero, the ‘mind-brain’ takes stock and helps consolidate memory learned during the day. However, Dr. Rajvanshi thinks we sleep because it is like forced meditation; it invigorates and charges our batteries. In this podcast, Dr. Rajvanshi talks about how deep sleep is similar to meditation and how it helps in charging our body. He also explains how we can induce deep sleep.
Tuesday Apr 16, 2019
Tuesday Apr 16, 2019
Karma is defined as an ecosystem in Indian philosophical thought. All actions one does or has done in the past have consequences for the present and the future and is loosely called Karma. Most of the treatises on it are silent on what exactly Karma is, how it affects our actions and what its nature is. In this podcast, Dr. Rajvanshi tries to explore it in the light of modern scientific and technological advancements.
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Yogic exercises are normally done to tone the body and the nervous system. Yogic exercises come under Hath Yoga system which is one of the eight limbs of “Ashtang Yoga” as enunciated in Patanjali Yoga Sutras. Hath Yogis have believed that the body toning is a result of nerve stretching. In this podcast, Dr. Rajvanshi discusses some scientific facts supporting this belief. He also explains how yogic asanas can possibly help in curing cancer
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.