Anil K. Rajvanshi is an academic from India, and is the current Director of the

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(NARI). Rajvanshi was born and raised in Lucknow, India. He has been the director of NARI at

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, India since 1981. Prior to taking this position he served on the faculty at the University of Florida. Dr. Rajvanshi has more than 35 years of experience in renewable energy research, rural and sustainable development. He has more than 150 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, the

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(FICCI) award in 2002 and an

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in the AIR category in 2004. In 2009 he received the

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for Sustainability Research. and in 2014 he became the first Indian to receive the Distinguished Alumnus Award from University of Florida. Recently he has been given the Distinguished Alumnus Award of Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. In 2022 he was given one of the highest civilian award of India Padma Shri. Padmaaward

Education

* Indian School Certificate

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, Lucknow in 1966 * Bachelor's degree from the

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, 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'' * ''Nature of Human Thought'' * ''Romance of Innovation - A human interest story of doing R&D in rural setting'' *''A Life of an ordinary Indian - An exercise in self-importance'' *''Exploring the Mind of God'' Rajvanshi is a regular blogger for Times of India (Speaking Tree),

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, Thrive Global and South Asia Monitor. He is also a regular podcaster.

References

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Dr. Rajvanshi's Official Bio
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