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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Episodes
Thursday Sep 26, 2024
Thursday Sep 26, 2024
I am happy to share the second and last part of this booklet in which I discuss the neurobiological basis on how thought can be transmitted and the use of the novel concept of quantum entanglement to describe how we can get knowledge and how thought can interact with gravity and matter. https://nariphaltan.org/thoughtpart2.pdf
Both these sections of the booklet provide an interesting inquiry into the nature of human thought and its interaction with the surroundings. After all, we are what we think! So the inquiry in these matters is fulfilling and interesting.
The first part is at: https://nariphaltan.org/thoughtpart1.pdf
Thursday Sep 12, 2024
Thursday Sep 12, 2024
In 2004 I wrote my first book entitled “Nature of Human Thought”. In it and in subsequent edition I tried to cover some ideas on how thought is formed and transmitted. The ideas were speculative in nature, but I tried my best, with the knowledge available at that time, to explain the mechanism of how thought could be formed in the brain and transmitted. The basic framework was explained but the details were missing.
Since then, I have thought a little more about the subject and I present in this booklet a possible mechanism on neurobiological basis of thought production and memory formation (Part 1). And furthermore, a mechanism on how it is transmitted and its interaction with matter and gravity (Part 2). I also speculate on the unexplored possibilities which might provide a detailed mathematical foundation of the nature of individual thought.
The full text of this podcast is here.
Monday Aug 12, 2024
Monday Aug 12, 2024
Dr. Anil Rajvanshi has tried to show how technology guided by spirituality can lead to sustainability and happiness.
He feels that this is a new paradigm of development not only for India but for the world.
This can only take place if we can curb our greed. The podcast talks about the nature of greed and how through spirituality it can be tamed.
The transcript of talk is here.
Tuesday Jul 23, 2024
Tuesday Jul 23, 2024
This is the audio of the Convocation address at IIT Palakkad by Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi. He was the chief Guest at the Convocation held on 20th July 2024.
The video and the transcript of the speech is here.
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
This is a podcast of the public lecture given by Dr. Anil Rajvanshi in Pune in 2011. It was a part of prestigious public lecture series instituted by Indsearch.
Corruption in public life is a perennial problem and this podcast goes to the root cause on why we become greedy and corrupt.
The URL of this lecture is here.
It will be greatly appreciated if feedback is given on this podcast.
Sunday Apr 21, 2024
Sunday Apr 21, 2024
This is the podcast discussion with Dr. Anil Rajvanshi on why Indians leave India and what can be done to reverse this trend.
The discussion was moderated by Ms. Madhura Rajvanshi of Pragat Shikshan Sansathan, Phaltan.
The podcast is based on a recent essay on this theme that Dr. Rajvanshi has written.
Sunday Apr 07, 2024
Sunday Apr 07, 2024
This is the first part of a thought provoking podcast by Dr. Anil Rajvanshi about the deeper questions on the origin and purpose of life. The podcast is in the form of dialogue and the interviewer is Ms. Madhura Rajvanshi, Trustee of Pragat Shikshan Sansathan, Phaltan.
Too often the discussion is about the evolution of life and what might be the future of mankind. But very little pondering is over 'Why Life'?
The podcast discusses some possible answers.
The dialogue will continue in the second part of the episode.
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Monday Mar 25, 2024
This is a podcast of the discussion that Dr. Anil Rajvanshi had with Ms. Madhura Rajvanshi - a distinguished teacher in Phaltan. In this podcast Dr. Rajvanshi talks about the experiment on sustainable living that he has been practising for the last 40 years.
The talk higlights the issues of sustainability, what each one of us can do and more importantly how each of us can reduce our carbon and energy footprints to make this world more sustainable.
The talk is based on the publication that Dr. Rajvanshi has written about his experiments.
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Monday Mar 25, 2024
In this enlightening podcast episode, shared experiences, wisdom and life lessons from Dr. Anil Rajvanshi's inspiring journey are revealed.
This is based on the invited talk that he recently gave at IIT Kanpur. The talk was jointly arranged by Dean of Student Affairs (DOSA) and Dean of Resources and Alumni (DORA).
In this talk Dr. Rajvanshi talks about his jorney and the path taken in his life. He emphasis that the students should be attached to the story of India and how through their technology work they can help make India prosperous and a great nation.
The video of the talk is available on Youtube.
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Throughout the history of human civilization there have been large number of instances where so-called “miracles” have been performed. These have included levitation, production of material things from thin air, physical healing, etc.
I feel that these events have come because of the interaction of human thought with gravity and material surroundings. After all, a thought produced by the physical brain must be physical in nature and hence governed by certain scientific laws. Thus, curiosity arose about which laws of science operate to make these things happen.
This podcast is an attempt to explain these phenomenon through the prism of science. The article on which this podcast is based is here.
I will be delighted to get a feedback on it.
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.