Anil K. Rajvanshi

Dr. Anil Rajvanshi
Born	Lucknow
Nationality	Indian
Fields	Engineering
Institutions	Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) University of Florida
Alma mater	University of Florida Indian Institute of Technology
Known for	Directing NARI research in rural development
Notable awards	Jamnalal Bajaj Award (2001) Solar Hall of Fame

Anil K. Rajvanshi is an academic from India, and is the current Director of the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI).^[1]

Dr. Rajvanshi was born and raised in Lucknow, India. He has been the director of NARI at Maharashtra, India since 1981. Prior to taking this position he served on the faculty at the University of Florida. Dr. Rajvanshi has more than 33 years of experience in renewable energy research, rural and sustainable development. He has 135 publications and 7 patents to his credit.

For his solar energy and rural development work Dr. 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] In 2014 he received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from University of Florida.^[4][5]

Education

• Indian School Certificate St. Francis' College, Lucknow in 1966
• Bachelor's degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur in 1972.
• 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"^[6]
• "Nature of Human Thought"^[7]
• "Romance of Innovation - A human interest story of doing R&D in rural setting″^[8][9]
• "A Life of an ordinary Indian - An exercise in self-importance"^[10]

Regular blogger for Times of India (Speaking Tree)^[11] and Huffington Post^[12]

References

1. Anil K Rajvanshi Profile
2. "Jamnalal Bajaj Awards Archive". Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation.
3. Globe Award to Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute
4. Gator Engineering Honors Distinguished Alumnus Awardees
5. Anil Rajvanshi receives distinguished alumnus award from University of Florida/
6. Book review
7. Nature of Human Thought book
8. Google book
9. Book review in Daily Mail
10. A Life of an ordinary Indian - An exercise in self-importance
11. Anil Rajvanshi blog
12. Dr. Anil Rajvanshi

External links

• Dr. Rajvanshi's Official Bio