Anil K Rajvanshi

Dr. Anil Rajvanshi Convocation Address at IIT Palakkad

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.

Sociobiological Basis of Corruption: A Public Lecture

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.

Why Indians Leave India?

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.

Why Life?

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.
 
 

How to live in a sustainable and emotionally satisfying manner

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.

Inspiring Life Lessons from a Spiritual Engineer

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.

Mind - Matter Interaction - A conjecture or How Human Thought Interacts with Gravity

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.

1970s America - An Indian Student's journey by Anil K. Rajvanshi; Audiobook- Epilogue

This is the last chapter called Epilogue from the book "1970s America - An Indian students journey". Dr. Rajvanshi in this podcast narrates some of his experiences in Phaltan till 2008 (when the book was written) and why he decided to come to Phaltan and was it worth it.This book narrates the story of a young idealistic student of IIT Kanpur who in 1974 at the age of 24 went to USA to pursue higher education. He left a very lucrative career in US to come back and work in rural India in 1981 and in the process of developing technologies for rural applications discovered himself. Dr. Anil K. Rajvanshi has written in an engaging and lively style the memoirs of his stay and experiences in America as a student and as a faculty in the 1970s. It is an inspiring story and should appeal to all Indians including non-resident Indians (NRIs) and students aspiring to go abroad and who want to make a difference in India, especially rural India. The whole book is available at https://nariphaltan.org/usexpwithphotos.pdfDr. Rajvanshi narrates in these podcasts his experiences in US and what made him come back to rural India. In late 1981 when Dr. Rajvanshi returned, rarely any Indian with an IIT degree came back. Even the few who did come back went to big cities like Bombay, Delhi, Bangalore, etc. He went straight to rural Maharashtra which was as alien to him as any foreign country since he hardly knew the local language or the milieu! Why did he do it and was it worth it? This fascinating podcast will talk about it. 

1970s America - An Indian Student's journey by Anil K. Rajvanshi; Audiobook Chapter 12 - Decision to go back to India

This is chapter 11 titled "Reaching at UF" from the book "1970s America - An Indian students journey".                  Dr. Rajvanshi in this podcast narrates his visit to various research organizations in India to work at and How he choose Phaltan as a place to workThis book narrates the story of a young idealistic student of IIT Kanpur who in 1974 at the age of 24 went to USA to pursue higher education. He left a very lucrative career in US to come back and work in rural India in 1981 and in the process of developing technologies for rural applications discovered himself. Dr. Anil K. Rajvanshi has written in an engaging and lively style the memoirs of his stay and experiences in America as a student and as a faculty in the 1970s. It is an inspiring story and should appeal to all Indians including non-resident Indians (NRIs) and students aspiring to go abroad and who want to make a difference in India, especially rural India. The whole book is available at https://nariphaltan.org/usexpwithphotos.pdf Dr. Rajvanshi narrates in these podcasts his experiences in US and what made him come back to rural India. In late 1981 when Dr. Rajvanshi returned, rarely any Indian with an IIT degree came back. Even the few who did come back went to big cities like Bombay, Delhi, Bangalore etc. He went straight to rural Maharashtra which was as alien to him as any foreign country since he hardly knew the local language or the milieu! Why did he do it and was it worth it? This fascinating podcast will talk about it. 

1970s America - An Indian Student's journey by Anil K. Rajvanshi; Audiobook Chapter 11 - Teaching at UF

This is chapter 11 titled "Teaching at UF" from the book "1970s America - An Indian students journey". Dr. Rajvanshi in this podcast narrates some stories while he was a faculty member in UF.This book narrates the story of a young idealistic student of IIT Kanpur who in 1974 at the age of 24 went to USA to pursue higher education. He left a very lucrative career in US to come back and work in rural India in 1981 and in the process of developing technologies for rural applications discovered himself. Dr. Anil K. Rajvanshi has written in an engaging and lively style the memoirs of his stay and experiences in America as a student and as a faculty in the 1970s. It is an inspiring story and should appeal to all Indians including non-resident Indians (NRIs) and students aspiring to go abroad and who want to make a difference in India, especially rural India. The whole book is available at https://nariphaltan.org/usexpwithphotos.pdfDr. Rajvanshi narrates in these podcasts his experiences in US and what made him come back to rural India. In late 1981 when Dr. Rajvanshi returned, rarely any Indian with an IIT degree came back. Even the few who did come back went to big cities like Bombay, Delhi, Bangalore etc. He went straight to rural Maharashtra which was as alien to him as any foreign country since he hardly knew the local language or the milieu! Why did he do it and was it worth it? This fascinating podcast will talk about it.