Articles on Mahatma Gandhi

1. Gandhiji – A Votary of Sustainable Living. An oped published in Times of India.
2. Sustainable development of India – A Gandhian approach.
3. Presence of Great Soul A story about Gandhi ji. 2005
4. Sustainable Development – the Gandhian Way. An article published in a book entitled Timeless Inspirator: Reliving Gandhi. (Ed. R.M. Mashelkar). The book was released in Pune on 2nd October 2010.
5. Gandhi’s relevance today. An article published as op-ed in Times of India, 2 October, 2013.
6. Gandhiji I profess to know. Anecdotes about Gandhiji as told to me by some of his associates. November 2014. 
7. Gandhiji’s ideas on tolerance. An editorial article published in Speaking Tree (Times of India). 27 September 2015.
8. Mahatma Gandhi’s lessons on tolerance. Syndicated by IANS and published in various newsline, 2 October 2016.
9. Why Gandhi seminars attract anti-technology participants? Syndicated by IANS and published in various newspapers and newslines. February 15, 2017. 
10. Gandhi and Einstein: Two great minds with shared values.  Was published in South Asia Monitor, 11 October 2017.
11. Lessons in Democratic Decision Making -The Gandhian Way.  An editorial article published in South Asia Monitor. Also published as a blog in Speaking Tree. October 2018.
12. Bring people together – Gandhian Art of Dialogue. An article syndicated by IANS and published in many newslines. 30 January 2019.
    
13. Change the World. Front page article in Speaking Tree (Times of India publication). 8 September 2019.
14. Policy lessons from Mahatma Gandhi: Decentralised development and sustainable living. An article published in South Asia Monitor, 29 September 2019. 
15. Dr. Anil K. Rajvanshi was quoted in NATURE editorial on Mahatma Gandhi. 8 October 2019. The quotation was taken from Dr. Rajvanshi’s article published in South Asia Monitor.
    
16. Mahatma Gandhi as they knew him – Personal Anecdotes. Article published in Thrive Global, 30 January 2021.

General articles

1. Prepared Mind helps in getting Universal Knowledge
2. Deep Faith Helps Overcome Fear.
3. Web of love Possible explanation about our origins.
4. Rise up for better world How nature evolves by making a dead branch irrelevant.
5. Gurus we do not needHow some of the so called gurus and preachers pray on people.
6. Flying as a Spiritual Experience An article commemorating 100 years of Wright brothers.
7. Personal evolution helps mankind’s progress.
8. For stopping corruption reduce greed.An editorial article published in Times of India (Speaking Tree), 20 September 2011.
9. Providing wholesome food for rural poor is the greatest charity. A syndicated article in various news channels and a blog in Speaking Tree. May 2012.
10. In Praise of Long Walk. An article showing how long walks are like meditation. December 2013. Modifiedarticle published in Huffington Post. 11 January 2016.
11. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in a rural Institute. A small note on my attempt at cleanliness. October 2014.Published in Huffington Post.
12. Where is the time?An article on time management published in Huffington Post.  January 2, 2015.
13. Remove fear for better India. Anarticle published in Huffington Post.  28 August 2015.
14. Should Indian Classics be taught in schools? Published in Huffington Post, December 27, 2015. Also published in Better India. 19 October 2016.
15. For Better India. An article published in Speaking Tree, e-paper. 27 December 2015.
16. Ethics, moral science must be taught in schools. A syndicated article published in July 2016. It also appeared as a blog in Huffington Post, 16 July 2016.
17. How noise pollution is affecting our health. August 2016. Published in Huffington Post. 22 August 2016.
18. Why there is so much turmoil in the world. An Op-Ed published in Times of India. 17 October 2016.
19. Dr. Anil Rajvanshi’s Master blog entitled Can India Show a New Path to the World, was published in Speaking Tree on 17 October 2017.
20. Revival of Vedic Sciences? An article based on attendance in Third Vedic Sciences Conference in Pune. 10 January 2018.
21. An article by Dr. Anil Rajvanshi on Spiritual Underpinnings of Independence Movement was published on 15 August 2018 in South Asia Monitor.
22. India can share a new way of thinking. An edit page article published in Times of India, 26 January 2019.
23. How Nehru helped in spreading Vivekananda’s ideas. Op-Ed article in Times of India. 27 May 2020.  Also published in South Asia Monitor.

 Mind Matter Interaction

1. Nature of Human Thought.Discussion about how thought is produced and transmitted. Published in 2004 in the book of the same name.
   
2. Nature of Human Thought. A lecture in ppt format. 2003.
   
3. Free Will, Evolution and Chaos Theory. The relationship between free will and fate explained with the help of Chaos theory.
   
4. Trees as Spiritual Antennas. A speculation on how trees may help in getting Universal Thought. May 2012
   
5. Layers of reality. What is the nature of entities and gods who can influence human behavior. June 2012. Published as front page story in Speaking Tree, 17 July 2016.
   
6. Spiritual Nature of Discovery. How great discoveries of the world are all spiritual experiences.Speaking Tree article. 4 January 2013.
   
7. Hair as Antenna.A speculative article on how hair acts like antenna for life force. June 2013.
   
8. Samadhi as a soliton wave. How advance yogis achieve deep Samadhi is explained with the help of modern science of soliton waves. August 2013.  Published in Speaking Tree as a blog.

Body and Mind

1. Nature of Desire. An editorial article in Times of India (Speaking Tree) published on 28 June, 2010.
   
2. Meditation is Elixir of Life. An article which shows how meditation effects the human body at cellular levels. Published as editorial article in Times of India (Speaking Tree), 30 April 2011.
   
3. Three minds of body – Brain, heart and gut. An essay on how three sections of body have the minds of their own and when they work together happiness results. Published in Times of India, 18 May, 2011.
   
4. Cellular basis of Yogic Asanas. An essay on how stretching of cells through Yoga helps in a healthy body. June, 2011.
   
5. Neurological basis of ego and anger. An article on how and where ego is formed in the brain and its relationship to anger. September 2012.
   
6. Do Bootscan on yourself. An article on how body and mind cleansing can bring in happiness and wholesome living. May 2013.
   
7. Meditation may help Alzheimer’s Disease. A neuro-biological basis of how meditation can mitigate Alzheimer’s and other brain diseases. June 2013.Published in Speaking Tree, 7 July 2013.
   
8. Nature of Soothsayers.  We should believe in ourselves and not on astrologers and soothsayers. By our work we can change our genes and destiny. July 2013.
   
9. How to do Meditation.  An article on the art and science of meditation. July 2013.
   
10. Science of Pranayam and Homeopathy. An article which explains how nano-particles can go directly to brain through nose and the working of Homeopathy based on the science of Pranayam. Published in Huffington Post. 24 September 2015.
    
11. Nirvana through stomach. A blog published in Economic Times. 23 December 2014. It was also published in Huffington Post, 5 September 2016.
    
12. Brain-Gut connection. How gut chemicals influence our moods. An editorial article in Times of India. 27 February 2017.
    
13. Why there is no mention of Kundalini in Patanjali Yoga Sutras. An article published in Indian Diaspora, 4 April 2017. It was also published as a blog in Speaking Tree. 24 April 2017.
    
14. Meditation can help Douse Body Fires. An article published in Boloji. Com.
    
15. Dr. Anil Rajvanshi’s article Nature of white light during meditation, was published in Speaking Tree, 17 June 2018.
    
16. Chanting mantras may help reduce Alzheimers. An edit page article published in Times of India. 22 August 2018. The original article with links is here.
    
17. Detoxification of Brain by Kapalbhati. Syndicated by IANS and published in many sites. Also published as an editorial in Times of India. October 2018.
18. Old Age, Reduced Ego and Hallucinations. Edit page article in Times of India, 8 December 2018. The original article is here.
    
19. Desires provide the engine of evolution. Edit page article in Times of India, 11 July 2019.
20. How to Meditate Easily. A thrive Global Article published on 4th February 2020.
21. Where in brain Thoughts originate. February 2020.
22. Reformat Your Memory. Main page article in Speaking Tree, Times of India. 2 May 2020.
23. What is Ego and how to tame it? Speaking Tree blog. 19 August 2020. The original article with links is here.
24. Memory Formation and Removal – A Conjecture. Article published in Thrive Global. 6 June 2021.

Death and Karma

1. Death, Karma and Reincarnation.A detailed essay on what is death and reincarnation and how it is governed by karma.
   
2. Human thought, Karma and Bondage.How thought packets are sent and received and how they affect the human mind.
   
3. Law of Karma
   
4. Cloud Computing as a theory of reincarnation. An editorial article in Times of India (Speaking Tree), published on 13 July, 2010.
   
5. Tunneling of Soul.Possible mechanism for leaving earth’s gravitational field. May 2012.
   
6. Persistence of memory with due apology to Salvador Dali. How memory persists and where it could be located in the brain. Published in Indian Diaspora. 30,October 2016.  Also published as editorial article in Speaking Tree (Times of India), 15 January 2017.
   
7. Revenge of Karma. An editorial published in Speaking Tree (Times of India). 19 November 2017.
8. Can the mystery of reincarnation be explained? Thrive Global. 29 July 2020.
9. Pandemic Death and Rejuvenation of Soul. Thrive Global. 19 May 2021.

Gravity, God and Cosmology

1. Nature of TIME. Discussion on the relationship between time and consciousness. Published as a chapter in the book “Nature of Human Thought”.
   
2. Physical basis of Thought and Consciousness. Explores the relationship between gravity and deep human thought. 
3. Cosmology according to Sankhya and Science. How Sankhya philosophy and Science have similar explanation about the origin of Universe. Published as Opinion Article in Times of India. 17 April 2013.
   
4. Nothing is impossible.A blog published in Economic Times. 6 September 2016.
   
5. Theory of evolution.A blog published in Economic Times. 6 October 2016.
   
6. Mind of God. A blog published in Speaking Tree. 1 August 2017.
7. How Earth’s Gravi-magnetic Field Effects Human Mind. An article on the affect of gravity and geomagnetism on human mind. April 2018. It was published on 24 April 2018 in edit-page in Times of India.
8. Touched by Light – A conjecture on how thought and gravity may be related. Published in Thrive Global and South Asia Monitor. March 2021.  
9. Reaching for Stars May Provide Ultimate Happiness for Mankind. Thrive Global, 25 May 2021.

Sleep and Dreams

1. Designer dreams through Yoga.How dreams can be guided by yoga.
   
2. Is deep sleep like meditation?A possible reason why we have deep sleep. Published in Speaking Tree 4 March 2013.
   
3. Sleep well sleep tight. An opinion piece in Economic Times. 10 October 2014.
   
4. Why good sleep is good for both body and soul. A syndicated article by IANS published in various sites like Economic Times, Quint, etc. March/April 2016.
   
5. Dream On but Sleep is Important too. An editorial published in Speaking Tree (Times of India), 2 August 2017. The original article is here.
6. What are Prophetic and Solution Dreams? An article published in Thrive Global. 18 June 2020.  Also published as Op-Ed in Times of India 18 July 2020.

Technology and Spirituality

1. Technology and Spirituality.Shows how technology and spirituality are related. Published in Times of India.
   
2. Spirituality helps in sustainable development
   
3. Nature conservation + Spirituality = Sustainability
   
4. Virtual Reality and Nirvana How virtual reality might produce happiness. An article published as editorial in Times of India. 2005
   
5. Spirituality + Technology = Happiness. An article published as blog in Speaking Tree. April 9, 2014. Also published in a modified form in Huffington Post, January 28, 2016.
   
6. How knowledge drives evolution. An oped published in Times of India. 14 March 2015.
   
7. Science of Patanjali Yoga Sutras. An article published in Indian Diaspora and Boloji. November 2016.
   
8. Technology Guided by Spirituality can lead to Happiness. A blog in Speaking Tree. October 2018.
9. Spirituality + Technology. Editorial article in Speaking Tree (Times of India), 8 February 2020. The original article is here.

Happiness

1. Music, Meditation and Mental Happiness. Relationship between music and meditation are explored. Published in Times of India. 2002
2. Deep thought produces happiness.
3. Choices and Happiness
   
4. Less Possessions produce Happiness
5. Natural evolution and happiness
6. Art and Science of Happiness. An essay on how to live a happy and sustainable life by curbing our desires and greed for resources. 2010
   
7. Mental peace and cell phones. An article on how to curb the menace of cell phones to get back mental peace. September 2012. The article was also a featured conversation at TED.
   
8. Giving back to society produces happiness. An article on how to do it through various phases of life. Published as Op-Ed article in Times of India, 21 January 2013.
9. Purpose of life. How happiness defines the purpose of life, October 2013. Published as an editorial article in Times of India, 7 January 2014.
   
10. Be centered in now. An article on the power of now and how it can bring happiness and peace of mind by focusing on work at hand. March 2014.
    
11. Baldness + Solar energy = Happiness. An article on how solar energy transmitted through skull can help in reducing Parkinson’s disease. April 2015.
    
12. How being anchored in now produces happiness. August 2016. Published in Huffington Post 6 August 2016.
    
13. Is Happiness a state of mind?Article published in various newslines like Indian Diaspora and Boloji. February 2017.
    
14. Evolution & Happiness. An edit page article in Economic Times. 18 january 2019.
    
15. Try and remember all happy memories. An edit page article in Times of India. 25 April 2019. The original article is here.
16. What is the Purpose of Life? An article in Thrive Global. 24 January 2020.
17. How Better Time Management helps Produce Happiness. Article published in Thrive Global. 3 July 2020.
18. Purpose of Life is Helping Others. Thrive Global. 16 April 2021.

Personal experiences

1. How to live sustainably. A short essay on my attempt to live a sustainable life in rural India.
   
2. Some personal experiences What made me write about spirituality and the book on Nature of Human Thought. 2004

1.  Sustainable development of India – A Gandhian approach. September 2001.
   
2. Talukas can provide critical mass for India’s development. A general article published in Current Science. March 2002.
   
3. India Shinning needs Sustainable Rural Development. May 2004
   
4. Rocket Science for Rural development.How high tech development can be done for rural areas of India. January 2005.
5. Rediscovering fire in 21st Century. Article in Sci. Dev. net. An article on how high technology can solve cooking and lighting problems in rural India. May 2005.
   
6. Electricity and water revolution in rural India. An editorial article published in Times of India. 2005.
   
7. Village of my Dream. An editorial article published in Times of India. October 2005.
   
8. Strategy for Rural Electrification. December 2005.
   
9. Ethanol fuel for rural households. Article on how ethanol can provide clean cooking and lighting fuel for rural areas. April 2006.
   
10. Agriculture Policy for Energy Security. An article on how a new agriculture policy should be developed so both food and energy security of the country can be taken care of. August 2006.
    
11. Farming for Energy. A lead editorial article in Times of India June 6, 2007.
    
12. Langmuir approach to rural development. A new model for rural development which is based on high technology and local energy production. This article has been published in Current Science, October 2008.
    
13. Can we live off the land? An article on the merits of solar energy versus biofuels.
    
14. Renewables the way forward for India. An article on the job creation potential of renewables for India. Published in Sci.Dev.net. April 1, 2009.
    
15. Future is After “Mimicking Nature”. An interview published in Russian Magazine – Newsletter of Institute for Public Planning, Moscow. February 2011.
    
16. What ails IIT education. An essay on problems affecting IIT graduates and possible solutions. October 2011.
    
17. Wholesome food for rural poor. An interesting concept of rural restaurants. November 2011.
    
18. What should be the true price of electricity? A thought paper for discussion. June 2012.
    
19. Kerosene revisited – excellent fuel for rural households. An article on how enlightened policy by Government can help light up lives of rural poor. may 2013.
    
20. Second Green Revolution through Precision Agriculture. How precision agriculture can help India’s agriculture. October 2013
    
21. Diesel is an excellent household fuel for rural areas. In praise of diesel for improving the lives of rural poor. April 2015.Sweet sorghum syrup as a health food. A blog appeared in Better India. 27 March 2017.
    
22. A simple roof top evaporative system to cool buildings. A blog written in Better India. 30 March 2017.
    
23. What should be the true Price of Farm Produce. A blog published in Better India and Huffington Post. July 2017.
    
24. Sustainable and Holistic India :Need a new Quit India Movement. The article was syndicated by IANS and published in various newslines. It was also published as a blog in Huffington Post. 15, August 2017.
    
25. Can International efforts help in mitigation of indoor air pollution in rural households was syndicated by IANS and published all over the world in different websites and newspapers, 2 November 2017.
    
26. Here is How the Government can Give a boost to Innovators in India, was published as a blog in Better India. 4 November 2017.
    
27. The Government is not looking at Practical, Cost Effective Solutions to End Indoor Pollution in Rural Households,was published as a lead story in Huffington Post, 15 November 2017.
    
28. Are Alcohol fuels suitable for rural households, was syndicated by IANS and published in various newspapers like Economic Times,Business Standard, etc. 16 November 2017.
    
29. There Are Various Ways, Devised In India Itself, To Reduce Pollution From Stubble Burning, was published as main story in Huffington Post, 20 November 2017.
    
30. How Precision Agriculture can help Indian farmers. The article was syndicated by IANS and published in many newspapers like Economic Times, Business Standard among others. 28 October 2018.
    
31. Why sweet sorghum is better for syrup production rather than ethanol. An article published in Better India. 20 December 2018.
    
32. Why ethanol is not a suitable fuel for automobiles. An article syndicated by IANS and published in many newspapers like Economic Times, Business Standard , etc. 1 January 2019.
    
33. Anil K Rajvanshi. Subabul reloaded; How one tree could be the answer to India’s fodder and fuel needs. An article published in Better India, 12 February 2019

1. Hseih, C.K., and Rajvanshi, Anil K., The effect of dropwise condensation on glass solar properties, Solar Energy, Vol. 19, No.4, 1977.
   
2. Rajvanshi, A. K., “Large Scale Desalination of Seawater Using Solar Energy“, Solar Energy, Vol. 24, No. 6, 1980.
   
3. Rajvanshi, Anil K.,“Effect of Various Dyes on Solar Distillation”, Solar Energy, Vol. 27, pp 51-65, 1981.
   
4. Rajvanshi, A. K., “Dew Condensation as a means of large scale production of fresh water“, Journal of Desalination, Vol. 36, No. 3, 1981.
   
5. Rajvanshi, A. K. and Sudhir Kumar, “Design and Development of Improved Lantern for Rural Areas”,Published by NARI, Phaltan, Dec. 1987.
   
6. Rajvanshi, A.K. and M.S. Joshi,Development and Operational Experience with Topless Wood Gasifier Running a 3.75 kW Diesel Engine Pumpset, Biomass, 19 (1981), pg 47-56.
   
7. Jorapur, R. M. And Rajvanshi, A. K., “Alcohol Distillation by Solar Energy”,Proceedings of 1991 ISES Solar World Congress, Vol. I, Part II (pg. 772-777) Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., August 19-23, 1991.
   
8. Rajvanshi, A. K. and Zende, N. J., “Production of Water from Soil by Solar Energy for Biomass Energy Plantation”, Proceedings of 1991 ISES Solar World Congress, Vol. I, Part II (pg. 843-848) Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., August 19-23, 1991.
   
9. Rajvanshi, A. K., “Development of Technologies for Rural Areas – Need for New Thinking“, ‘Moving Technology’, Vol. 7, No. 1, CAPART, New Delhi. March 1992.
   
10. Rajvanshi, A.K. and R.M. Jorapur, A Leafy Biomass Gasifier for 15 kVA Diesel Genset, in Advances in Thermo-chemical Biomass Conversion (Ed. A.V.Bridgewater), Springer, Netherlands. 1993. pg 314-324.
    
11. Jorapur, R.M. and Anil K Rajvanshi, Development of a sugarcane leaf gasifier for electricity generation, Biomass and Bioenergy, Vol. 8, Issue 2, 1995. pg 91-98.
    
12. Rajvanshi, A. K., “Energy Self Sufficient Talukas – A Solution to National Energy Crisis“, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. XXX, No. 51, pp. 3315-3319, Dec 23, 1995.
    
13. Rajvanshi, A. K., and Nimbkar, N., “Sweet Sorghum R & D at the NARI” Paper presented at First European Seminar on Sorghum for Energy and Industry held at Toulouse, France, 1-3, April 1996.
    
14. Jorapur, R.M. and Rajvanshi, A .K., “Sugarcane Leaf-Bagasse Gasifiers for Industrial Heating Applications“, Biomass and Bioenergy, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 141-146, 1997.
    
15. Rajvanshi, A.K., “Talukas can provide critical mass for India’s sustainable development“, Current Science, Vol. 82, No. 6, 25 March 2002.
    
16. Rajvanshi, A.K., “Electric and improved cycle rickshaw as a sustainable transport system for India”,Current Science, Vol. 83, No. 6, 25 September 2002.
    
17. Rajvanshi, A.K., “R&D strategy for cooking and lighting energy for rural households“, Current Science, Vol. 85, No. 4, 25 August 2003.
    
18. Rajvanshi, A.K., ” Nature conservation + Spirituality = Sustainability”, Paper published in ISES 2005, Orlando, USA.
    
19. A chapter entitled “Sustainable Development of India – A Gandhian Approach“, in the book entitled Appropriate Technology, Development and Gandhi. Published by Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, New Delhi, October 2003.
    
20. Nandini Nimbkar and Anil K Rajvanshi, “Sweet Sorghum Ideal for Biofuel”, Seed World, Vol. 14, No. 8, November 2003.
    
21. Rajvanshi, A.K.,“Key Issues in Rural Electrification”, published in Projects Monitor, 16 October 2003.
    
22. Rajvanshi, Anil K.,“With rural India shinning, India will shine!” published in Project Monitor, Vision 2020 Issue, Vol.4 No. 2, May 16-31, 2004.
    
23. Rajvanshi, Anil K.,“Solar Detoxification of Distillery Waste.” June 2004.
    
24. Rajvanshi, A.K., “Safflower Petal Collector”, Presented in International Safflower conference, Istanbul, Turkey, June 2005.
    
25. Rajvanshi, A.K., S.M. Patil and B. Mendoca,” Development of Stove running on low ethanol concentration”, October 2004.
26. Rajvanshi, Anil K.,“Technologies for Disaster Management”, Published in Projects Monitor,17 January 2005.
    
27. Rajvanshi, Anil K.“Sustainable Development – A Gandhian Approach”, Seminar given at  North-Eastern University, Shillong, April 29, 2005.
    
28. Rajvanshi, Anil K.,“Rediscovering Fire in the 21st Century”, Feature Article in Sci. Dev. Net, 7th May, 2005.
    
29. Rajvanshi, Anil K.,“Sustainable Development for Rural Poor”,Invited talk at Solar World Congress, Orlando, August 8-12, 2005.
    
30. Rajvanshi,A.K., Electricity and Water Revolution for Rural India, Editorial article in Times of India, 27 July 2005.
    
31. Rajvanshi, Anil K.,“Village of my Dream”, Published as an editorial article in Times of India on October 19, 2005.
    
32. Rajvanshi, Anil K.,“Ethanol fuel for rural households”.
    
33. Rajvanshi, Anil K.,“Nikola Tesla-The creator of electric age”. An article published in Resonance, March 2007.
    
34. Rajvanshi, Anil K.,“Irving Langmuir – An Industrial Physical Chemist” . An article published in Resonance, July 2008.
    
35. Rajvanshi, Anil K.,“Ethanol lantern cum stove for rural areas”.An article on the new development of lantern cum stove running on low grade ethanol, January 2009.
    
36. Rajvanshi, Anil K.,“Kerosene Revisited – Fuel for Rural Households”, An article on kerosene lanstove, February 2011. A version of this article was presented as poster in Indoor Air 2011, held in Austin, Texas, June 2011.
    
37. Nimbkar N.and Anil K. Rajvanshi.,“Simple Filtration and Low Temperature Sterilization of water”, Current Science, Vol. 104, No.4, 25 February 2013.
    
38. Kerosene revisited – excellent fuel for rural households. An article on how enlightened policy by Government can help light up lives of rural poor. Published in Current Science, 25 August 2013. This paper was syndicated by IANS and published in major news lines all over the world.
    
39. A simple method of measuring soot. A very simple method of measuring soot in rural huts is outlined in this paper. September 2013.
    
40. Diesel as a household fuel for rural areas. A short article on development of  diesel lanstove. April 2015.
    
41. A low cost solar water purifier for rural areas. An article on the development of a very simple and low cost solar water purifier. May 2015.
    
42. V. Singh, Nandini Nimbkar and Anil K Rajvanshi, High yielding sweet sorghum variety Madhura-2 for both Kharif (Monsoon) and Rabi (Post-Monsoon). January 2016
    
43. Anil K Rajvanshi, A Roadmap for Rural India. A general article published in Current Science. Vol. 111, No. 1, 10 July 2016.
    
44. Anil K Rajvanshi, Eric Farber (1921-2017) – an Obituary, Current Science, Vol. 112, No. 11, 10 June 2017.
    
45. Anil K Rajvanshi and Noorie Rajvanshi, A Low-cost solar water purifier for rural households, Current Science, , VOL. 115, NO. 1, 10 JULY 2018 .
46. S. Patange, Nandini Nimbkar and Anil K Rajvanshi, “Low cost drinking water technology – rainwater harvesting with solar purification”, Current Science, Vol. 118, No. 6, 25 March 2020.
47. Anil K Rajvanshi, Dr. Atmaram – A personal Tribute, Science and Culture, July-August 2020.
48. Anil K Rajvanshi, S.Patange and Nandini Nimbkar, Sweet Sorghum R&D in India, Current Science, Vol. 119, No. 12, 25 December 2020.

Invited and Keynote lectures

1. Sustainable Development for Rural Poor.An invited talk given at International Solar Energy Society conference in 2005 on spirituality and sustainability.
   
2. An Institute lecture given to students and faculty of IIT Bombay on 16th August 2006.
   
3. “Sustainable Energy for Rural Development”. A talk given at PAN IIT 2006 Conference in Mumbai, December 23-25, 2006.
   
4. “Biofuels – promise and prospect”. A thematic talk given at National seminar entitled ‘Changing Global Vegetable Oils Scenario: Issues and Challenges before India’ in Hyderabad. January 19-21, 2007.
   
5. “Energy for Rural Poor – Challenge for Global Community”.An invited public lecture given at Patel Center in USF, Tampa, USA. March 21, 2007.
   
6. Sustainable Rural Development, A Gandhian Perspective. An invited public lecture given at Nehru Center, Worli, Mumbai. October 3, 2007.
   
7. Sustainable Energy for India’s Rural Development. An invited talk given at the International Conference on China Rural Energy Development, Beijing, November 23, 2007. An interview with Chinese internet news agency was also given during this visit. My fleeting impressions of China are at this site.
   
8. How corporate world can help in developing sustainable rural energy. An invited talk given on Technology Day at Honeywell, Bangalore. December 2007.
   
9. Farming for Energy and Wealth. Inaugural speech given at National Seminar Agribusiness and Agripreneuership; Pros and Cons and accounting for the Environmental degradation, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, March 14, 2008.
10. Rural Innovations for Sustainable Development. A keynote address at 4th India Innovations Summit, organized by CII, Bangalore 20-21 June, 2008. A news item on this event came in HINDU.
    
11. Road to prosperous India goes through rural areasAn invited talk given at Observer Research Foundation in Mumbai, March 30, 2010.
    
12. Rocket Science for Rural Development. An invited talk given at TIFR, Mumbai on 30 April 2010 at ASET colloquium to commemorate the centenary celebrations of Dr. Homi Bhabha.
    
13. Issues in Food and Energy Security. Inaugural talk given at International Conference on Food Security and Hunger Management, Vishwa Yuwak Kendra, Delhi. 28 July 2011.
    
14. Sociobiological basis of corruption – Relevance to corporate world. A public lecture (organized by IndSearch) given in Pune on 9th August 2011.This was also afeatured conversation at TED.
    
15. A keynote address on Social Entrepreneurship given at North India HR Summit in Lucknow. February 2012.
    
16. Innovations for Rural Poor. A keynote address at Indian National Academy of Engineering, New Delhi. 21,September 2012. The video of talk is at this site.
    
17. Invited talk given at Stanford University/Reliance workshop in Mumbai, 15-16 May 2013. The talk is at this site and the agenda is here. The video of the talk.
    
18. Romance of Innovation. An invited talk given at C-DAC, Pune on 30th September 2014.
    
19. Romance of  Innovation, Promise of solar energy. Second Gemini Ganesan Memorial Lecture given at Madras Christian College, Chennai. 3 March 2015.
    
20. Innovations for forgotten Indians; How corporate world can improve their lives.Technology Day lecture at Emerson Innovation Center, Pune. 15 September 2015.
    
21. Be Sustainable; Be Happy. An invited lecture given at Lucknow Management Association, Lucknow. September 2015.
    
22. Junoon, Happiness and Nation Building. An invited talk (Rare Share) given at Aurangabad Management Association on 11th January 2017.
    
23. High Tech Innovations for Rural India. A Plenary talk given at Complex Engineering Conference in Chandigarh. 12-13 October.
    
24. Chief Guest lecture at the Foundation Day Celebrations of Savitribai Phule Pune University. 10 February 2019.
25. Role of Corporates in Bringing Social Transformation. A keynote address given to Tata Group in their annual TAAP conference, Mumbai. June 8, 2022

Talks at Educational Institutes

1. Youth, environmental improvement and happiness.Inspirational talks given to various IITs and other premier technology institutes in India and abroad.
   
2. Rajvanshi, Anil K.,“Nation Building, Youth and Happiness”. A talk given to students of IIT Kanpur, April 2005.
   
3. High tech agriculture for prosperous India. An invited talk given as chief guest to commemorate International Environment Day at Sardar Krushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Gujarat, 5th June 2010.
   
4. Nation Building and Happiness. An Invited talk given to probationers of Railway Staff College, Vadodara. 2 August 2011.
   
5. Social Entrepreneurship, Nation Building and Happiness. An invited talk given at IIM Lucknow. November 2011. The IIML diary is here.
   
6. An invited talk to students and faculty of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay,4 April 2012.
   
7. Have Junoon – be Happy. An inspirational talk given to students of IIT Kanpur. 17 March 2013.
   
8. An inspirational talk given to students and faculty at IIT Bombay on 4th September 2013.
   
9. Romance of Innovation – R&D for forgotten Indians. Keynote speech at MEGRES 2015, IIT Bombay. 21 March 2015.
   
10. How to become good engineers. A prep talk given to 100+ budding engineers  in College of Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA. July 2015.
    
11. Romance of Innovation: R&D for forgotten Indians.An Institute lecture organized by Alumni Contact Program at IIT Kanpur. 26 September 2015.
    
12. Inspirational lectures given to freshmen undergraduates and postgraduates at IIT Kanpur. These lectures were part of orientation program for class of 2016. 24-25 July 2016.
    
13. From Lucknow to Rural Maharashtra via USA – Journey of a local Boy. An inspirational talk (YouTube) given to IIM Lucknow students and faculty. 1 March 2022.

• Char Dham Yatra. A diary of Himalayan visit in 1997.
  
• China trip in November 2007 to deliver a lecture on renewable energy.
  
• Spain trip in June 2008.
  
• Australia trip in November 2008.
  
• Stockholm trip  in June 2009 to receive the Globe Forum Award.
  
• Binsar Uttarakhand trip in October 2009.
  
• Penang, Malaysia trip in December 2010 to give a keynote address at International Conference.
  
• Kolkata and Sikkim trip in Februray/March 2011. Institute lecture at IIT Kharagpur.
  
• IIT Kanpur visit August 2011.
  
• My impressions of Lucknow. October 2011.
  
• IIM Lucknow visit November 2011.
  
• USA Diary. July 2013.
  
• Odisha 2013. A diary on our trip to East India. November 2013.
  
• Roorkee Diary. A short diary on my trip to IIT Roorkee as Chief Guest at a function. March 2014.
  
• USA Diary 2014. A short diary of my trip to USA to receive the UF Distinguished Alumnus Award. June 2014.
  
• USA Diary 2015. A short diary of our US trip in summer of 2015.
  
• IIT Kanpur and Lucknow diary. To deliver an Institute lecture at IIT Kanpur. September 2015.
  
• Bangalore diary 2015.
  
• Visit to IIT Kanpur in July 2016  to deliver inspirational lectures to freshmen class.
  
• Goa visit December 2016.
  
• IIT Kanpur visit in 2018 to deliver a lecture at Excellence Awards Ceremony.
  
• Visit to Australia 2018 for Nandini’s lecture.
  
• My visit to Varanasi to deliver few lectures at Banares Hindu University (BHU). September 2019.
• My visit to Kolkata to deliver Keynote address at India International Science Festival. November 2019.
• Visit to Delhi to receive the Padma Award , March 2022.
• Our visit to Ladakh in May 2023.

•  Nation Building, IITians and Happiness. An Institute lecture given at IIT Bombay, 2006.
  
• Anil Rajvanshi: “Issues in Rural Energy” | GCEP-Reliance Industries India Stanford University “Reliance workshop in Mumbai, May 2013.
  
• Dr. Anil Rajvanshi at ORF Part 1 An invited talk given at Observer Research Foundation (ORF), Mumbai. 2010.
  
• Socio biological basis of corruption Part I. A public Lecture given in Pune, 2011.
  
• What did  IIT Kanpur education mean to me? – YouTube February 2009.
  
• Thoughts on spirituality, technology and sustainability. July 2013.
  
• Anil Rajvanshi’s inspirational speech at University of Florida Commencement after accepting the Distinguished Alumnus Award.  May 3, 2014.
  
• Interview of Dr. Anil Rajvanshi on leadership issues. May 2, 2014. The interview was conducted by Dr. Abernathy the Dean of Engineering, University of Florida.
  
• Speech of chief guest Padmavibhushan R.A. Mashelkar after the release of Dr. Rajvanshi’s book “Romance of Innovation”. October 2014.
  
• Romance of Innovation. A film on NARI’s renewable energy  work made by Madhura Rajvanshi. February 2015.
  
• Chief guest lecture at Mechanical Engineering Symposium at IIT Bombay. 21 March 2015.
  
• Engineers Day lecture at Emerson Innovation Center, Pune. 15 September 2015.
  
• Romance of Innovation R&D for forgotten Indians. Institute lecture at IIT Kanpur. 26 September 2015.
  
• Junoon, Happiness and Nation Building. A Rare Share talk given at Aurangabad Management Association, 11th January 2017.
  
• Discussions on Rural India. A half an hour interview on All India Radio. October 2011.
  
• High Technology Innovations for Rural India. Plenary lecture at Complex Engineering Systems Conference in Chandigarh, 12-13 October 2017.
  
• Be Nerdy Be Happy.  An inspirational lecture given at IIT Gandhi Nagar, 10 March 2018.
  
• An interview for Community Radio Service at IIT Kanpur. 6th April, 2018.
  
• Roadmap for Rural India. June 1, 2018.
  
• Technology guided by spirituality can lead to happiness. November 2018.
  
• Nation Building, Junoon and Happiness. Chief Guest speech at Foundation Day function of Pune University. 10 February, 2019.
• Publicity about the book “Spirituality + Technology = Happiness”. June 2019.
  
• Publicity about the book “1970s America – An Indian Student’s Journey”. July 2019
• Ethics of Work -How to be a good citizen.  A public lecture given at BHU, Varanasi. 7 September 2019.
• Romance of Innovation -R&D for forgotten Indians. A public lecture given at BHU, Varanasi on 6th September 2019.
• Science Through Mahatma Gandhi’s Prism. (YouTube) A 20 minutes interview of Anil K Rajvanshi was broadcast on All India Radio, Nashik. 1st February 2020.
• Nature of Human Thought. A video on the first chapter of the book by the same name. May 2020.
• Washington Calling. Frank Islam in conversation with Anil Rajvanshi. Carried in South Asia Monitor. 24 May 2020.
• Sustainable living for better world. A video on how we live in Phaltan. December 2020

1.  Torture by Delta. A horrible experience on Delta flight from Mumbai to Atlanta, USA. March 2007.
   
2. Can Mumbai mayhem show us a way? A lead article in DNA, Pune, December 2008.
   
3. Rural Health Care. Status of horrible rural health care in western Maharashtra. January 2011.
   
4. An eulogy for my friend Shri K.C.Pant, the former Defence Minister of India. November 2012.
   
5. Center for Sustainable development. The center was inaugurated on 12 April 2011 by Shri Madhur Bajaj and Shri Sanjay Kirloskar.
   
6. Nipped in bud – crisis in children’s education. An article about the sorry state of children’s education in India. July 2013.  Syndicated by IANS and published in various news sites like new Indian Express, Yahoo news, etc.
   
7. My take on Jawahar Lal Nehru. An article about the anecdotes of our first Prime Minister as told to me by his close associates. November 2014. Published in Huffington Post.
   
8. My small experiment in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Published as a blog in Huffington Post.
   
9. Where has my Lucknow gone? Memories of Lucknow gone by and its present impressions. October 2015. An article published in Huffington Post. 25 October 2015.
   
10. Consciousness Conundrum. A report on an International Conference held in Bangalore, 9-12 December 2015 and published in NATURE (India).
    
11. How online shopping is changing rural India. An article in Huffington Post, 4 July 2016. This article was also syndicated and is here.
    
12. How noise pollution is making us sick and angry. Published in Huffington Post, August 2016.
13. My experiences as a graduate student in US.Published in Better India. 23 September 2016. Also published in Indian Diaspora. 8 September 2016.
    
14. Why I believe Indian Classics should be taught in schools.A blog published in Better India. 19 October 2016.
    
15. How to improve  India’s engineering education. Syndicated by IANS and published in various newslines. October 2016. It was also published as an editorial article in Deccan Herald, 10 October 2016.
    
16. Why good home-care health system is needed in rural India. An article syndicated by IANS and published in many newslines. 30 March 2017.
    
17. Here is How the Government can Give a boost to Innovators in India, was published in Better India. 4 November 2017.
    
18. Can International efforts help in mitigation of indoor air pollution in rural households was syndicated by IANS and published all over the world in different websites and newspapers, 2 November 2017.
    
19. Growing Trees in Cities is like Planting Clean Air. Article published in Speaking Tree. December 2017.
    
20. Inaugural Function of Golden Jubilee Celebrations of NARI. 17 March 2018. The chief Guest was Padma Vibhushan Dr. R.A.Mashelkar.
    
21. Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi’s article on Why students should be taught Ethics of Work, was syndicated by IANS on 16 May 2018 and published in various newslines like Quint, Business Standard, among others.
    
22. A nice interview of Dr. Anil Rajvanshi on education was published in Indian Bioscience on 15 August 2018.
    
23. An article by Dr. Anil Rajvanshi, Lessons in Tehzeeb was syndicated by IANS and published in Economic Times, Business Standard, and dozens of major newslines. 19 August 2018.
    
24. An article on how atmosphere of fear is hampering Indian Economy was published in South Asia Monitor. 27 December 2019.
25. Why are our temples so dirty and money-minded? Need to re-discover our spiritual roots. Article published in South Asia Monitor. 15 January 2020.
26. India Needs Freedom from Noise Pollution. Article published in South Asia Monitor. February 2020. The original article is here.
27. Mantra for Coronavirus. Article published in South Asia Monitor. 22 March 2020. The original article with links is here.
28. Remembering Newton. On his death anniversary a small tribute to one of the greated scientists of all times. March 27. 2020.
29. The Ashok Desai I knew. Obituary of former Attorney General of India. Published in South Asia Monitor. April 2020.
30. Indian Response to Coronavirus is out of fear rather than wisdom. Article published in South Asia Monitor. 29 April 2020.
31. Practicing Spirituality should be the New Normal in post-COVID times. Article published in Thrive Global 16 July 2020. The original article is here.
32. India @73 – Musings of an Ordinary Indian. August 2020. Published in South Asia Monitor, 14 August 2020.
33. My Mother – A small tribute to my mother Hemlata Rajvanshi who passed away at the age of 95 on 12 September 2020.
34. Era Gone By – My Love Affair with Steam Engines. Thrive Global, 23 December 2020.
35. One of my Heroes – Albert Einstein. Thrive Global, 6 March 2021.
36. H.N.Bahuguna I knew. Article published in South Asia Monitor. 24 April, 2021.

1. Mantra to fight Corona virus. South Asia Monitor, 22 March 2020.
2. Follow Newton’s Example to Utilize Lockdown Time Gainfully. Thrive Global, 27 March 2020.
3. India’s response to Corona is out of fear and not planning. South Asia Monitor. 29 April 2020. The original article with links is here.
4. How sustainable life style can overcome future Pandemics. Thrive Global, 23 June 2020.
5. How fast exhalation exercise may help Detoxify the Brain and Tone the Body. Thrive Global, 29 June 2020.
6. How Yogic Exercises help the body at cellular level. Thrive Global, 1 July 2020.
7. How Better Time Management helps produce Happiness. Thrive Global, 3 July 2020.
8. Practicing spirituality should be the new normal in post-COVID times. Thrive Global, 16 July 2020.
9. Only inspired leadership can fight COVID-type pandemics; not shock and awe. South Asia Monitor, 21 July 2020.
10. Why is the world going through so much Turmoil. Thrive Global, 24 July 2020.
11. Lessons Learned from 2020 COVID crisis. Thrive Global, 4 January 2021.
12. How elderly Can Cope With The COVID-19 Pandemic. Thrive Global, 4 February 2021.

Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi’s podcasts are available at: https://anilrajvanshi50.podbean.com/

They are continuously being uploaded.

Podcasts are also available at

• iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/anil-k-rajvanshi/id1446531658
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1df4EeIPP6Rz0xIv3kyrca?si=yETtoIz-Su6Lr3M7nvJXNg
• Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmlscmFqdmFuc2hpLnBvZG9tYXRpYy5jb20vcnNzMi54bWw?sa=X&ved=0CAUQrrcFahcKEwior56VvoPsAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ

Dr. Anil K. Rajvanshi has made a podcast of his book “1970s America – An Indian Student’s journey”. Different chapters of the book are available at : https://anilrajvanshi.podomatic.com/ 

These podcasts are also available at

• iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/anil-k-rajvanshi/id1446531658
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1df4EeIPP6Rz0xIv3kyrca?si=yETtoIz-Su6Lr3M7nvJXNg

1. A nice story on Dr. Anil Rajvanshi was carried in Dignity Magazine, May 2022.
2. The news of Dr. Anil Rajvanshi receiving the Padma Shri for 2022 was extensively carried in print and electronic media (English, Marathi and Hindi)
3. Dr. Anil Rajvanshi’s keynote speech at India International Science Festival was carried in mass media. 6th November 2019.
   
4. A nice feature on Dr. Anil Rajvanshi came in Saamana newspaper. 16 February 2019.
   
5. A nice interview of Dr. Anil Rajvanshi on education was published in Indian Bioscience on 15 August 2018.
   
6. An interview of Dr. Anil Rajvanshi on solar energy appeared in Hindustan Times, Pune edition on 14 August 2018, page 4 (Metro section).
   
7. Dr. Anil Rajvanshi’s article on Solar water purifier was published in Current Science, 10 July 2018. A very nice story on it was released by Indian Science Wire and syndicated in various newspapers and newslines like Down to Earth, HINDU Businessline, Better India, First Post, etc.
   
8. A nice storyon Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi’s experiments on sustainable living came in Life Positive Magazine (April 2018 issue; pg 36). The pdf of the story is here.
   
9. Dr. Anil Rajvanshi’s views were quoted in an article on perennial crops, which appeared in Business Standard. 7 August 2017.
   
10. Dr. Anil Rajvanshi’s keynote talk given at Vivekanand Education Society seminar on 10th February 2017 was carried in HINDU paper.
    
11. A very nice review of Dr. Anil Rajvanshi’s book Romance of Innovation came in the latest issue of Current Science. 25 Dec
    
12. A front page article was published on Dr. Anil Rajvanshi in the Spring edition of the mechanical and areospace engineering magazine of University of Florida in 2015.
    
13. Dr. Anil Rajvanshi the Director of NARI was quoted in a story published by NATURE (India). 7 December 2015.
    
14. Life Positive Magazine published a lead story in their December 2015 issue on sustainable life style of Dr. Anil Rajvanshi.
    
15. Dr. Anil Rajvanshi was featured in a Times of India story on organ donation. 11 August 2015.
    
16. Dr. Anil Rajvanshi was featured on the front page of University of Florida Mechanical Engineering Magazine. May 2015.
    
17. A news story on Dr. Anil Rajvanshi’s book Romance of Innovation came in Daily Mail, a UK based news-line on 2 February 2015.
    
18. Dr. Anil Rajvanshi was quoted extensively in January 2014 issue of Prevention Magazine (India Today publication). The whole issue was on Organic Foods.
    
19. A news story on Dr. Anil Rajvanshi getting the Distinguished Alumnus Award from University of Florida was carried by IANS, Washington and carried by major newslines like IBN, American Bazaar, etc. including India Review, a magazine published by Indian Embassy in Washington DC.
    
20. A news story on Dr. Anil Rajvanshi’s recent paper in Current Science has been syndicated by IANS and PTI and published in major news sites like Yahoo News, Business Standard, Zee News, Times of India, etc. August/September 2013.
    
21. A cover story on Dr. Anil Rajvanshi’s article was published in Change for Better Journal, February 2013.
    
22. A news story on Dr. Anil Rajvanshis journey from IIT Kanpur to America and back was written by the President of IIT Kanpur Alumni Association and published on IITK alumni site. February 2013.
    
23. A news story (in Marathi) on Dr. Rajvanshi’s and NARI’s work was published in Diwali Special Issue of Saptahik Sakal, November 2012.
    
24. Dr. Anil Rajvanshi was featured in Pan IIT alumni news letter as one of the 18 social entreprenuers who are transforming India. Vol 2, Issue 2, August 2012.
    
25. A news story on Dr. Anil Rajvanshi was published in June 2012 issue of Harmony magazine.
    
26. Dr. Anil Rajvanshi was interviewed by Napthenics Magazine (a Swedish publication). An article on it appeared in November 2011 issue.
    
27. Dr. Anil Rajvanshi was interviewed by INext live, Lucknow. The Inext story appeared on 28th September 2011.
    
28. Dr. Anil Rajvanshi was interviewed by Hindustan Times, Lucknow. The HT story appeared on 24 August 2011.
    
29. News story in DNA regarding Dr. Anil Rajvanshi’s public lecture on corruption. 13 August 2011.
    
30.  A lead story on Dr. Anil Rajvanshi appeared in 16 July 2011 issue of India Today.
    
31. Headline news in Times of India (Speaking Tree supplement) on Sustainable Center (pdf). 5 June 2011. News on Speaking Tree site.
    
32. Dr. Anil Rajvanshi was interviewed regarding innovations in renewable energy by the prestigious Russian Instiute of Public Planning, Moscow. The interview was published in their February 2011 newsletter.
    
33. A writeup on Dr. Anil Rajvanshi’s books in the online store Ekkitab, November, 2010.
    
34. A news item in Daily Sakalon Dr. Anil Rajvanshi’s talk given at Observer Foundation, Mumbai, March 27, 2010.
    
35. Newsitem on the Dr. B.D.Tilak Memorial Lecture given on 22 May, 2009 in NCL, Pune. Complete lecture is available at this site. NCL’s publicity on this lecture is at this site.
    
36. Book review of Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi’s book in Sakal Times, March 1, 2009.
    
37. A Real Life hero writes his biography Times of India, April 2008.
    
38. An article on Dr. Anil Rajvanshi and Dr. Nandini Nimbkar was published in UF newspaper ‘Alligator’ in 2008
    
39. Dr. Anil Rajvanshi was interviewed by Chinese News Agency in Beijing during his 2007 China visit.
    
40. Hooch tech put to good use by IITian. A story in Times of India, December 27, 2006.
    
41. IITians should work in rural technologies”. Times of India, August 2006.
    
42. An article on Dr. Rajvanshi was published in the Hindiusm Magazine in 2002.
    
43. A story on Dr. Rajvanshi getting the Jamnalal Bajaj Award was published in the IIT Kanpur newsletter in 2001.
    
44. Ace Innovator holds up Alladin Lamp. A News item published in Times of India, 20 November 2001.
    
45. No Business Being Here! Article on NARI’s work published in CITADEL, October 2001 pg. 54-57. (Pune).
    
46. An Article on Dr. Rajvanshi and his work was published in the ‘Momentum’ magazine in 1998.
    
47. An article on Dr. Anil Rajvanshi and Dr. Nandini Nimbkar was published in Indian Express. 1989.
    
48. An article on Dr. Anil Rajvanshi, his family and his work was published in UF Today Magazine in University of Florida. 1988.