Anil K Rajvanshi

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

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...

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 mind...

This is the podcast of the interview broadcast on All India Radio, Pune on 3 March 2022. The interview in Hindi was conducted and recorded by Shri M.J. Patel of All India Radio. In this interview Dr. Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) discusses his life's work and journey at Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute, Phaltan (www.nariphaltan.org) and which led him to get the Padma Shri...

This is the podcast (in Hindi) based on the interview of Anil K. Rajvanshi conducted by DJ Daksh for Radio City 91.1 FM. The occasion was National Science Day. Dr. Rajvanshi was interviewed regarding his views on how to make science attractive for children and young students.

This is the podcast of TV interview (in Hindi) of Dr. Anil Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) given to a Door Darshan (DD) TV station. Dr. Rajvanshi discusses the history and evolution of some of the main R&D work done at NARI starting in 1981. The interview was taken after Dr. Rajvanshi was selected for Padma Shri Award.

This is the podcast of the interview of Anil K Rajvanshi conducted by All India Radio, Nasik on 27th January 2022. The occasion was the announcement of Padma Shri Award ( https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/padmaawardees2022.pdf) by the Government of India. Padma awards are the highest civilian awards given every year. Dr. Anil Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) received this year Padma S...

This is the podcast of full interview of Anil Rajvanshi by IIT Kanpur DORA staff members after he was awarded Padma Shri by  Govt. of India (https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/padmaawardees2022.pdf). Padma awards are the highest civilian awards given by GOI every year. Anil Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) is a graduate of IIT Kanpur and did his B Tech and MTech in Mechanical Engineeri...

This podcast is about what made Dr. Anil Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) write his fifth book: "Exploring the Mind of God - How Technology guided by Spirituality can produce Happiness". The URL of this talk is at: https://nariphaltan.org/bookpodcast.pdf I hope the people who will listen to this podcast will be inspired to read the book.

All of us sometime or the other have experienced the Eureka moments or insights where suddenly the solution to a long-vexed problem emerges in a flash. Such eureka moments or sudden insights have been the basis of some of the greatest discoveries of this world. So curiosity arose how the brain produces such moments and insights and what is the neurobiological basis of it. The details with links ar...

In this podcast Dr. Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) talks about how spirituality gives us wisdom to use technology properly and also help us live sustainably. There is tremendous turmoil in the world. I believe it has to do with the tremendous insecurity that mankind faces. Increased population pressures, stress of daily life, increased expectations fueled by social media together...

Patanjali Yoga sutras, written almost 2500 years ago, are the earliest treatise on Yoga. In the book Sage Patanjali enunciates in a scientific manner how to control thought – a process which makes the mind powerful enough so that when it focuses on any subject its complete knowledge results. In this broadcast Dr. Rajvanshi shows the deep science of sutras and how they match what has been discovere...

This is the broadcast of All India Radio interview given by Dr. Anil Rajvanshi on 13 November 2021. In this broadcast Dr. Rajvanshi discusses the challenges thrown by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in COP26 meeting and possible way we in India can meet them. He feels that the vision shown by Prime Minister is a doable goal provided we set in motion huge program in human resource development...

In this podcast Dr. Rajvanshi talks about how the great spiritual tradions of India can show the world a new path of development. Thus instead of following the unsustainable growth example of the US and China, which is based on extreme greed and a very materialistic outlook, we should give the world a new direction of development where high technology is guided by spirituality Read more at: https:...

In this audio Dr. Anil Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) talks about how modern science and yoga sutras are similar. He also talks about the experiences of UFO abductees who talk about the supernatural powers exhibited by extraterrestrials which is exactly what Patanjali wrote 2500 years ago. The similarity is really uncanny. Dr. Rajvanshi has written about this issue in many publis...

In this talk Dr. Rajvanshi describes the possible mechanism of memory formation in the brain and how the time and sequencing is buried in them. He also talks about where it could be stored and what is the mechanism by which unpleasant memories could be removed to make our lives better and happier. This is an interesting talk and makes one think about the underlying processes in the brain. The URL...

This is the interview of Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi on the new Engineering policy laid out by All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE). This policy states that for engineering college entrance it is not necessary for students to know Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. They can come from any stream and in the college they can take bridge courses. Dr. Rajvanshi states that this policy was dictate...

In late 1977 I was walking through a thick pine-grove in Gainesville, Florida, USA when suddenly a thought came out of blue that gravity and human thought may be related. I was not thinking about this relationship or anything connected to gravity at that time, and hence was taken aback by this thought and felt that it must be true since it came with such a force. The power of this thought was such...

14th March is the birth anniversary of Albert Einstein. He has been one of my heroes and I have been inspired by his work and his life. So I thought of paying my small tribute to him. Millions of words and thousands of books have already been written about him so what I am stating in this essay may not be anything new but for few anecdotes from people whom I knew. I have always considered Einstein...

Homeopathy is an alternative system of medicine. It is used by about 1/7th of mankind. Yet very little is known on how it works. I present a possible mechanism on its working based on existing scientific principles. The URL of this episode is at: https://nariphaltan.org/homeopathyconjecture.pdf It was also published in Thrive Global. https://thriveglobal.com/stories/how-homeopathy-might-work-a-con...

As one grows older one remembers nostalgically the era gone by. One such era was of steam engine train travel. I would like to narrate some instances of my fascination with steam engines and how I rode on a steam engine. The URL of this episode is at: https://thriveglobal.com/stories/era-gone-by-my-love-affair-with-steam-engines/

On 30th January was the 73rd death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi – the apostle of peace and a person who engineered India’s independence from British rule in 1947. His decency, democratic nature, personal examples, and teachings are as relevant today in this divided and fractious world as they were almost hundred years ago. I am going to narrate anecdotes about him from people who met and worked w...

We all identify entities with their forms. Either living or non-living entities are all identified by their physical forms. Our own body-form creates a memory map in our brain, and we identify ourselves and others with those memories. The idea of form has always intrigued me. If a simple physical and thermodynamical analysis is done on a system, then one faces a dilemma on how to put the energy of...

In this podcast Dr. Anil Rajvanshi presents a novel and unique description of Consciousness. Since time immemorial mankind has always wondered what is consciousness and where is it located in the brain. Some recent scientific discoveries may provide a possible answer. There are various definition of consciousness but the most accepted definition is “awareness”. Awareness is an outcome of thought....

The true power of technology is achieved when it impacts the last mile. Listen to Dr. Anil Rajvanshi talk about how technology can be used to create a difference at the grassroot level and what it take to be the change you want to see in the world. This podcast has been recorded by Suraj Nair - a young researcher from Bangalore. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anil-k-rajvanshi-580a9323/ Bio:...