Anil K. Rajvanshi
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Rajvanshi was born and raised in Lucknow, India. He has been the director of NARI at Maharashtra, India since 1981.[1] Prior to taking this position he served on the faculty at the University of Florida. Rajvanshi has more than 40 years of experience in renewable energy research, rural and sustainable development. He has more than 250 publications and 7 patents to his credit.
Rajvanshi has been inducted into the Solar Hall of Fame (1998). He has received the Jamnalal Bajaj Award in 2001,[2] the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) award in 2002 and an Energy Globe Award in the AIR category in 2004. In 2009 he received the Globe Award for Sustainability Research.[3] and in 2014 he became the first Indian to receive the Distinguished Alumnus Award from University of Florida.[4][5][6] He has been given the Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2022 by Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.[7][8] In 2022 he was given one of the highest civilian award of India Padma Shri.[9]
Education
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- Indian School Certificate St. Francis' College, Lucknow in 1966
- Bachelor's degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur in 1972. [10]
- Master's degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur in 1974.
- Doctorate in mechanical engineering from the University of Florida, USA in 1979.
Books and writings
- 1970s America - an Indian Student's Journey[11][12]
- Nature of Human Thought[13]
- Romance of Innovation - A human interest story of doing R&D in rural setting[14][15]
- A Life of an ordinary Indian - An exercise in self-importance[16]
- Exploring the Mind of God [17][18]
- Exploring Deep Science in Patanjali Yoga Sutras [19]
- What is Thought?-Neurobiological and Physical Basis of Its Production, Transmission and Interaction with Matter [20]
Rajvanshi is a regular blogger for Times of India (Speaking Tree),[21] Huffington Post,[22] Thrive Global and South Asia Monitor.[23] He is also a regular podcaster.[24]
See also
References
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- Living people
- University of Florida faculty
- University of Florida College of Engineering alumni
- IIT Kanpur alumni
- Scientists from Lucknow
- Sustainability advocates
- HuffPost writers and columnists
- Indian spiritual writers
- Engineers from Maharashtra
- 1950 births
- Indian autobiographers
- Indian male bloggers
- 20th-century Indian biographers
- New Age writers
- Indian podcasters
- Scientists from Maharashtra
- 21st-century Indian writers
- People from Lucknow
- Recipients of the Padma Shri in science & engineering