Anil K Rajvanshi

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 work 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...

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 rur...

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...

Spirituality cannot take place on an empty stomach. At the same time, enlightenment can not be obtained on an excessively full stomach. There has to be a middle path. In this podcast, Dr. Rajvanshi talks about how great food can nourish both body and soul.

The stress of modern life fuels inflammation, which is the body' first line of defense. Both physical and emotional inflammation have the same characteristics. In this podcast, Dr. Rajvanshi talks about how the pain caused by inflammation can be cured by meditation and sanyam. Transcript for this podcast can be found at: https://nariphaltan.org/inflamation.pdf

There are hundreds of examples of advanced yogis who have reported seeing white light in deep meditation and being immersed in it. Similarly, there are large numbers of examples of psychedelic-drug-takers who have also reported and written about seeing brilliant white light during their “trip”.Such experiences have also been reported by a large number of people who have gone through the near-death...

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 luc...

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 t...

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 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 w...

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...

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 lucrat...

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 rura...

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 educat...

This is chapter 2 titled "The Preparation" from the book "1970s America - An Indian students journey" Dr. Rajvanshi talks about the various processes he had to go through to get his passport, visa, tickets, foreign exchange etc. 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 care...

This is chapter 1 titled "Government of India scholarship" from the book "1970s Aerica - An India students journey" Dr. Rajvanshi talks about what kindled his desire to go to US, Why he choose the University of Florida and the struggles he faced in the application process and to get the scholarship to go to US. This books narrates the story of a young idealistic student of IIT Kanpur who in 1974 a...

India has the dubious distinction of having one-third of its population malnourished. A country which has a massive space program and has sent missions to the moon and Mars cannot take care of millions of malnourished citizens—it's a matter of shame. True independence will be when we all work together to produce a sustainable and holistic India. In this podcast, Dr. Rajvanshi talks about the need...

Sweet sorghum is a multi-purpose crop. It produces food, sugary juice from its stem, which can be made into table syrup. If fermented the juice can be used to produce ethanol and the bagasse and leaves make excellent fodder for animals. There is no other crop which produces food, fuel, and fodder from the same piece of land. Sweet sorghum was first introduced in India by Nimbkar Agriculture Resear...

Dementia, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are diseases of the brain (DOB). They basically degenerate the nerves, attack the central nervous system, make people forgetful and ultimately make them lose their memory completely so that they cannot recognize even their near and dear ones. In this podcast, Dr. Rajvanshi talks about various theories of how DOB takes place and how meditation can...

The whole purpose of life is happiness. All of us strive for it; work towards it and deep inside feel that it is the ultimate goal. Happiness is a state of mind and hence the purpose of life is to make your mind happy by maximizing its experience which is facilitated by the body since the body provides inputs through the senses. In this podcast, Dr. Rajvanshi talks about how one can maximize this...

All great people manage their time well. They do their work by being totally immersed in the work at hand. They do not fret or worry about what could or should have been. In this podcast, Dr. Rajvanshi talks about how to manage time and how to focus on the important ones, which give us the luxury of doing things at a leisurely pace without hurry.

We are presently witnessing the rise of world leaders who are driven by hatred, extreme control and excessive unreasonable behavior. They all point to the direction of creating tremendous chaos, violence and fear among the population. Why has the world moved to such a perilous thought process? And what has happened to the sane and sober voices. In this podcast, Dr. Rajvanshi talks about some world...

Being born and raised in Lucknow in the 1950s and 60s, Dr. Rajvanshi talks about his memories of Lucknow gone by and compares with his present impressions of the city. https://nariphaltan.org/lucknow.pdf

Innovation, invention, and discovery are processes that look at extraordinary and new things and convert and use the knowledge for the betterment of humanity. Their success rates are low since it is an exploration of mostly uncharted territory and therefore their the chances of failure are also high. The private sector does not have resources to fund these uncharted areas. So the role of Governmen...

India is the country which is known for its rich culture, tradition, heritage and temples. In this podcast, Dr. Rajvanshi talks about his experiences of visiting different temples across India. The transcript of this podcast is available at; https://nariphaltan.org/temples.pdf

Climbing temperatures and soaring summer heat mean greater expenditure to cool homes. In this podcast, Dr. Rajvanshi talks about an easy and an electric free way to cool your house even in the peak of summer. Cost of this system is just one-tenth of a regular electric air conditioning system.