Anil K Rajvanshi

1970s America - An Indian Student's journey by Anil K. Rajvanshi; Audiobook Chapter 10 - Graduate studies

This is chapter 10 titled "Graduate studies" from the book "1970s America - An Indian students journey". Dr. Rajvanshi in this podcast narrates about his graduate studies in UF and about the various research he had done while 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.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 9 - Exploring America

This is chapter 9 titled "Exploring America" from the book "1970s America - An Indian students journey". Dr. Rajvanshi in this podcast narrates some incidents from his travel to the southwestern states and California during a summer break.
 
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.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.

Some Technological Challenges in Agriculture

This is the podcast of Dr. Anil Rajvanshi lecture given as a webinar to 100 startup entreprenuers in agritech. This was arranged by Social Innovation lab of IIT Kanpur. The lecture was moderated by Dr. Nikhil Agrawal, the CEO of Incubation Cell at IIT Kanpur.
The video of the lecture is here.

Untold Story of Electric Rickshaws in India

This podcast is about the pioneering development in mid 1990s of e-rickshaws by Dr. Anil Rajvanshi at Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), Phaltan, Maharashtra.
 
Dr. Rajvanshi narrates how he worked on this problem and what made him undertake this development and how it was done in a small rural based Institute. It is a fascinating story on how meaningful R&D can be done in a small research institute with limited resources.  The article on which this podcast is based is here.
 
Similar story of NARI's renewable energy work is detailed in the book "Romance of Innovation". 

1970s America - An Indian Student’s Journey; Chapter 8 - Looking for better school

This is chapter 8 titled "Looking for better school?" from the book "1970s America - An Indian students journey". Dr. Rajvanshi in this podcast narrates some incidents from his road trip and visit to various university campus in US with three  friends during the summer break of 1975.
 
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.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; Chapter 7 - Marriage

This is chapter 7 titled "Marriage" from the book "1970s America - An Indian students journey". Dr. Rajvanshi in this podcast narrates the story of how he met and married Dr. Nandini Nimbkar in FloridaThis 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; Chapter 6

This is chapter 6 titled "India Association" from the book "1970s America - An Indian students journey". Dr. Rajvanshi narrates the stories from the Indian community at UF at that time and various initiatives he took as the president of the Indian students association.
 
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.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. Chapter 5: Brush with Greatness

This is chapter 5 titled "Brush with Greatness" from the book "1970s America - An Indian students journey". Dr. Rajvanshi narrates some interesting encounters with great people including politicians, Scientists, Academicians, Educators.
 
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.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 (Chapter 4 - Campus Life)

This is chapter 4 titled "Campus Life" from the book "1970s America - An Indian students journey" Dr. Rajvanshi narrates some interesting stories from his days at University of Florida (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.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 (Chapter 3 - Landing in America)

This is chapter 3 titled "Landing in America" from the book "1970s America - An Indian students journey". Dr. Rajvanshi talks about his first flight experience, his first impressions about United States and University and how he settled at University of Florida.
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.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.