Anil K Rajvanshi

Episode 147: PIC talk on How Technology Guided by Spirituality can produce Happiness

This is the audio of the talk that Dr. Anil Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) gave at Pune International Center on 1st October 2022.The talk was on Dr. Rajvanshi's latest book Ëxploring the Mind of God - How Technology Guided by Spirituality can produce Happiness". The book is available at Amazon and other book stores.The video of the talk is available at YouTube.

Episode 146: Institute Lecture at IIT Kanpur 2022

This is an audio of Institute lecture that Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) gave at IIT Kanpur in September 2022. The title of the talk was Nation Building, Junoon and Happiness.The YouTube video of the lecture is available at. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w83mc6cdygThe talk focused on how bright students of IIT Kanpur (IITK) can help light up the lives of the rural population and in the process help in Nation Building. By doing so they will contribute to the betterment of society. The talk showed how giving back to society produces happiness.Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi an alumnus of IITK talked about his journey from IITK to USA and to rural India and what inspired him to do so and the junoon and forces which shaped his life. The talk also touched upon the challenges facing rural India and how high tech solutions from bright minds in IITK might be able to overcome them.

Episode 145: Inspirational Talk to NICMAR University Freshmen Class

This is the audio of the keynote address that Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) gave to the incoming freshmen class of NICMAR University in Pune. The talk was delivered on 16th August 2022.Around 750 students and faculty gave a standing ovation after the lecture.The YouTube lecture is at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH7WkcRokQw

Episode 144: What Does Independence Day Mean to Us?

As India approaches 75th year of Independence (Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav) Dr. Anil Rajvanshi talks about the need to remember all the leaders and unsung heroes who took part in the movement. He thinks that the proper account of the history should be presented to the children so that they should feel proud of our heritage.

Episode 143: Desire For Experience as an Engine for Evolution

In this talk Dr. Anil Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) discusses a possible mechanism about why we have a desire to reproduce. All the theories talk about Darwin's theory of evolution but why is their a desire to reproduce and evolve? Interesting ideas on it are put forth based on Big Bang and Patanjali Yoga theories.

Episode 142: Anil Rajvanshi interview by Mayank Chaya

Mayank Chaya, a well known journalist from Chicago interviewed Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) on 4th August 2022 for South Asia Monitor. The interview covered wide area including renewable energy, R&D, innovation in India and role of Mahatma Gandhi in modern India. South Asia Monitor (https://southasiamonitor.org).With diverse global catastrophes caused by climate change across the world, India has the opportunity to play a decisive role to help reverse that. Significantly contributing to that effort is Anil Rajvanshi, a pioneering innovator, heading the Nimbkar Agricultural Institute or NARI in Phaltan, Maharashtra.An inductee of America’s Solar Hall of Fame, Rajvanshi has bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the IIT Kanpur and a Ph. D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Florida. He has seven patents to his credit in areas of lantern, alcohol stove, biomass gasifier and electric cycle rickshaws.Rajvanshi spoke to South Asia Monitor and Mayank Chhaya Reports over a wide range of issues, including climate change, rural innovation and whether India has the R and D depth to make a difference.Read more at: https://www.southasiamonitor.org/sam-conversations/anil-rajvanshi-renewable-energy-expert-rural-technology-innovator-and-spiritual

Episode 141: Role of Corporates in Bringing Social Transformation.

This is the podcast of the talk that Dr. Anil Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) gave at the Annual TAAP convention held in Mumbai on 8th June 2022. The talk was organized by Tata Group. The Chairman of Tata Group Mr. Chandrasekaran together with Tata Sons board members and about 35-40 CEOs of the major Tata Companies like TCS, Tata Motors, Rallis India, Air Asia, etc. together with the CSR heads of major Tata Companies were in the audience. Thus around 180 members of Tata Group were in my talk. My speech was entitled “Role of Corporates in Bringing Social Transformation” and it was well received judging by the enthusiastic response of the participants. All the 180 participants were also given a copy of my book “Romance of Innovation”.    The speech together with a few photographs of the event is available at https://nariphaltan.org/tatatalk.pdf   I do hope that other corporate houses may follow the suggestions given in the speech for making a better and inclusive India.  

Episode 140: Altruistic Mindset is necessary for creating economical and sustainable solutions for poor

This is the podcast of the TEDx talk that Dr. Anil Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) gave at MNNIT, Prayagraj on 9th April 2022.The transcript of talk is available at; https://nariphaltan.org/tedtalk.pdf

Episode 139: All India Radio, Satara interview

This is the podcast (in Hindi) of All India Radio interview of Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi conducted by Shri Sachin Prabhune of AIR, Satara on 20th April 2022.The broadcast was done firstly from Satara station on 26th April and nationwide broadcast on 22nd May 2022.This broadcast forms a two part series on the life and work of Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf). The first part is available at; https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/anilrajvanshi/episodes/2022-03-03T03_52_54-08_00

Episode 138: From Lucknow to Rural Maharashtra via USA - Journey of a Local Boy

This is an inspirational talk given to students and faculty of IIM, Lucknow on 1st March 2022. The original talk was in video format.In this talk Dr. Rajvanshi traces his journey from Lucknow to Phaltan and discusses what made him leave a lucrative career in USA and choose rural Maharashtra to do his work. He tells in short the work done in NARI.Dr. Rajvanshi also discusses how to develop a mindset to do this type of work for rural development.