Publications and talks of Anil K. Rajvanshi

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Spiritual writings

• Nature of Human Thought. Discussion about how thought is produced and transmitted. Published in 2004 in the book of the same name.
• Nature of TIME. Discussion on the relationship between time and consciousness. Published as a chapter in the book "Nature of Human Thought".
• Technology and Spirituality. Shows how technology and spirituality are related. Published in Times of India,
• Music, Meditation and Mental Happiness. Relationship between music and meditation are explored. Published in Times of India.
• Deep thought produces happiness.
• Spirituality helps in sustainable development
• Physical basis of Thought and Consciousness. Explores the relationship between gravity and deep human thought.
• Prepared Mind helps in getting Universal Knowledge
• Deep Faith Helps Overcome Fear
• Web of love  Possible explanation about our origins.
• Rise up for better world
• Designer dreams through Yoga. How dreams can be guided by yoga.
• Gurus we do not need How some of the so called gurus and preachers pray on people
• Gandhiji - A Votary of Sustainable Living
• Flying as a Spiritual Experience  An article commemorating 100 years of Wright brothers.
• Death, Karma and Reincarnation. A detailed essay on what is death and reincarnation and how it is governed by karma.
• Choices and Happiness
• Personal evolution helps mankind's progress
• Less Possessions produce Happiness
• Human thought, Karma and Bondage. How thought packets are sent and received and how they affect the human mind.
• Virtual Reality and Nirvana  How virtual reality might produce happiness.
• Law of Karma
• Presence of Great Soul  A story about Gandhi ji
• Natural evolution and happiness
• Free Will, Evolution and Chaos Theory. The relationship between free will and fate explained.
• Some personal experiences  What made me write the book on Nature of Human Thought.
• Can Mumbai mayhem show us a way? A lead article in DNA, Pune, December 2008.
• Simplifying Life. A short essay on my attempts to live a sustainable life.
• Art and Science of Happiness An essay on how to live a happy and sustainable life by curbing our desires and greed for resources.
• Nature of Desire. An editorial article in Times of India (Speaking Tree) published on 28 June, 2010.
• Cloud Computing as a theory of reincarnation. An editorial article in Times of India (Speaking Tree), published on 13 July, 2010.
• 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.
• Three minds of body - Brain, heart and gut. An essay on how three minds work together for a better body and mind. 18 May, 2011.
• Cellular basis of Yogic Asanas. An essay on how how stretching of cells through Yoga helps in a healthy body. June, 2011.
• For stopping corruption reduce greed. An editorial article published in Times of India (Speaking Tree), 20 September 2011.
  
  

Books

• Nature of Human Thought (Second Edition, 2010). This book is available from our Institute.

• 1970s America - An Indian student's journey. (2008). My experiences as a student and a faculty in 1970s in USA. Also available from our Institute.

Articles and talks on Sustainability and Rural development

• Nature conservation + Spirituality = Sustainability
• Sustainable development of India - A Gandhian approach
• Talukas can provide critical mass for India's development
• India Shinning needs Sustainable Rural Development
• Rocket Science for Rural development. How high tech development can be done for rural areas of India.
• Rediscovering fire in 21st Century. Article in Sci. dev. net. About how high technology can solve cooking and lighting problems in rural India.
• Youth, environmental improvement and happiness. Inspirational talks given to various IITs and other premier technology institutes in India and abroad.
• Sustainable Development for Rural Poor. An invited talk given at ISES 2005 on spirituality and sustainability.
• Electricity and water revolution in rural India
• Village of my Dream
• Strategy for Rural Electrification
• Ethanol fuel for rural households. Article on how ethanol can provide clean cooking and lighting fuel for rural areas.
• An Institute lecture given to students and faculty of IIT Bombay on 16th August 2006.
• 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.
• "Sustainable Energy for Rural Development". A talk given at PAN IIT 2006 Conference in Mumbai, December 23-25, 2006.
• "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.
• "Energy for Rural Poor - Challenge for Global Community". A public lecture given at Patel Center in USF, Tampa, March 21, 2007.
• Farming for Energy A lead editorial article in Times of India June 6, 2007.
• Sustainable Rural Development – A Gandhian Perspective. An invited public lecture given at Nehru Center, Worli, Mumbai. October 3, 2007.
• 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.
• How corporate world can help in developing sustainable rural energy. An invited talk given on Technology Day at Honeywell, Bangalore. December 2007.
• 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.
• 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.
• Rural Innovations for Sustainable Development. A keynote address at 4^th India Innovations Summit, organized by CII, Bangalore 20-21 June, 2008. A news item on this event came in HINDU.
• Can we live off the land? An article on the merits of solar energy versus biofuels.
• 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.
• Road to prosperous India goes through rural areas An invited talk given at ORF in Mumbai, March 30, 2010.

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

• Rural Health Care. Status of horrible rural health care in western Maharashtra. January 2011
• Future is After "Mimicking Nature". An interview published in Russian Magazine - Newsletter of Institute for Public Planning, Moscow. February 2011.
• 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.
• Nation Building and Happines. An Invited talk given to probationers of Railway Staff College, Vadodara. 2 August 2011.
• Sociobiological basis of corruption - Relevance to corporate world. A public lecture (organized by IndSearch) given in Pune on 9th August 2011.
• What ails IIT education. An essay on problems affecting IIT graduates and possible solutions. October 2011.
• Social Entrepreneurship, Nation Building and Happiness. An invited talk given at IIM Lucknow. November 2011. The IIML diary is here.
• Need for cheap cooked meals for rural poor. An interesting concept of rural restaurants. November 2011.
  

       Technological Writings

1. Rajvanshi, A. K., "Large Scale Desalination of SeaWater Using Solar Energy", Solar Energy, Vol. 24, No. 6, 1980.

2. Rajvanshi, Anil K., "Effect of Various Dyes on Solar Distillation", Solar Energy, Vol. 27, pp 51-65, 1981.

3. Rajvanshi, A. K., "Dew Condensation as a means of large scale production of fresh water", Journal of Desalination, Vol. 36, No. 3, 1981.

4. Rajvanshi, A.K., "Biomass Gasification", Published as a chapter in book Alternative Energy in Agriculture, Vol. II (Ed. D.Yogi Goswami), CRC Press, 1986, pgs. 83-102.

5. Rajvanshi, A. K. and Sudhir Kumar, "Design and Development of Improved Lantern for Rural Areas", Published by NARI, Phaltan, Dec. 1987.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. Rajvanshi, A. K., "Development of Technologies for Rural Areas - Need for New Thinking", 'Moving Technology', Vol. 7, No. 1, CAPART, New Delhi. March 1992.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. Rajvanshi, A.K., "Talukas can provide critical mass for India's sustainable development", Current Science, Vol. 82, No. 6, 25 March 2002.

13. Rajvanshi, A.K., "Electric and improved cycle rickshaw as a sustainable transport system for India", Current Science, Vol. 83, No. 6, 25 September 2002.

14. Rajvanshi, A.K., "R&D strategy for cooking and lighting energy for rural households", Current Science, Vol. 85, No. 4, 25 August 2003.

16. Rajvanshi, A.K., " Nature conservation + Spirituality = Sustainability", Paper published in ISES 2005, Orlando, USA.

17. A chapter entitled "Sustainable Development of India - A Gandhian Approach", in the book entitled Appropriate Technology, Development and Gandhi. To be published by Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, New Delhi, October 2003.

18. Nandini Nimbkar and Anil K Rajvanshi, " Sweet Sorghum Ideal for Biofuel", Seed World, Vol. 14, No. 8, November 2003.

19. Rajvanshi, A.K.,"Key Issues in Rural Electrification", published in Projects Monitor, 16 October 2003.

20. 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.

21. Rajvanshi, A.K., "Safflower Petal Collector", Presented in International Safflower conference, Istanbul, Turkey, June 2005.

22. Rajvanshi, A.K., S.M. Patil and B.Mendoca, " Development of Stove running on low ethanol concentration", October 2004.

23. Rajvanshi, Anil K., "Nation Building, Youth and Happiness". A talk given to students of IIT Kanpur, April 2005.

24. Rajvanshi, Anil K., "Rocket Science for Rural development", An essay submitted to SCIENCE Magazine, January 2005.

25. Rajvanshi, Anil K., "Technologies for Disaster Management", Published in Projects Monitor,17 January 2005.

26. Rajvanshi, Anil K."Sustainable Development - A Gandhian Approach", Seminar given at North-Eastern University, Shillong, April 29, 2005.

27. Rajvanshi, Anil K., "Rediscovering Fire in the 21st Century", Feature Article in Sci. Dev. Net, 7th May, 2005.

28. Rajvanshi, Anil K.,"Sustainable Development for Rural Poor", Invited talk at Solar World Congress, Orlando, August 8-12, 2005.

29. Rajvanshi,A.K., Electricty and Water Revolution for Rural India, Editorial article in Times of India, 27 July 2005.

30. Rajvanshi, Anil K., "Village of my Dream", Published as an editorial article in Times of India on October 19, 2005.

31. Rajvanshi, Anil K., "Ethanol fuel for rural households".

32. Rajvanshi, Anil K., "Nikola Tesla-The creator of electric age". An article published in Resonance, March 2007.

33. Rajvanshi, Anil K., "Irving Langmuir - An Industrial Physical Chemist" . An article published in Resonance, July 2008.

34. 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.

35. 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.

Travelogues

· China trip in November 2007

· Spain trip in June 2008

· Australia trip in November 2008

· Stockholm trip in June 2009

· Binsar Uttarakhand trip in October 2009

· Penang, Malaysia trip in December 2010

· Kolkata and Sikkim trip in Februray/March 2011

· IIT Kanpur visit August 2011

· My impressions of Lucknow.October2011.

· IIM Lucknow visit November 2011

· Odisha Diary January 2012.          

Vieo clips. A half an hour video clips on various issues shot by Cornell University in March 2007.

Center of Sustainable development

• The center was inaugurated on 12 April 2011 by Shri Madhur Bajaj and Shri Sanjay Kirloskar.

Selected technological writings of Anil K Rajvanshi

December 2011.

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