Best Quite A Sutra Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 165: Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi interview on Khulke (Youth Adda) 47:18

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This is the podcast of Dr. Anil Rajvanshi interview in English/Hindi on Khulke.com a platform to engage youth in a meaningful dialogue on various issues of the country. Dr. Rajvanshi was interviewed on 27th December by Nancy Narang - a talented and dynamic moderator of Khulke. The interview covered topics like how to motivate students to stay in In…

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Episode 164: IIT Bombay Institute lecture on Water Technologies by Anil Rajvanshi 49:05

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This is the podcast of the Institute Lecture given by Dr. Anil Rajvanshi at IIT Bombay on 4th December 2023. The lecture was titled: Innovative Water Technologies - Possibilities for Rural Applications. The introduction was by Dr. Shobha Shukla. The lecture was organized in conjunction with the 3rd International Conference on Water Technologies org…

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Episode 163: IIT Kanpur Institute lecture on Deep Science in Patanjali Yoga Sutras 56:44

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This is a podcast of the Institute lecture on Deep Science in Patanjali Yoga Sutras given by Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi in 9th November 2023 at IIT Kanpur. The video of the lecture is available here. The lecture is based on the booklet on Patanjali that Dr. Rajvanshi has published. It can be accesed here.

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Episode 162: Interview of Dr. Anil Rajvanshi by Media Cell of IIT Kanpur 5:11

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Dr. Anil Rajvanshi, a distinguished alumni of IIT Kanpur gave an Institute lecture on Patanjali Yoga Sutras at IIT Kanpur on 9th November 2023. During his visit to the campus he was interviewed by Media Cell of IITK regarding his work and proposed Center of Excellence for high tech systems in rural areas. This is a podcast of that interview. The vi…

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Episode 161: Anil K. Rajvanshi: Chief Guest Lecture at HAL, Nasik 41:29

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Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi was invited as chief guest to HAL, Nasik in Otober 2023. The ocassion was the Vigilance Awareness Week program at HAL. The talk was entitled : Ethics of Work - How to be a Good Citizen. The talk was well received and Dr. Rajvanshi had the ocassion of visiting the HAL facilities and interacting with the officers and staff.…

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Episode 160: Anil Rajvanshi: Spirituality in the Modern World - A Journey Within 1:10:34

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This is a podcast of discussion that Dr. Anil Rajvanshi had in October 2023 with the students of Kirori Mal College, Delhi University. The original podcast is available on their website TRT Unspoken.

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Episode 159: Remembering Mahatma Gandhi - A talk given to Senior Citizens of Bangalore 56:44

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This is a talk given by Dr. Anil Rajvanshi on 6th October 2023 to senior citizens of Nightingale Medical Trust, Bangalore. The talk was organized by Mrs. Usha Prasad.

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Episode 158: Lecture at NICMAR University; Ethics of Work - How to be a Good Citizen 1:00:42

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This is an invited lecture that Dr. Anil Rajvanshi, Director of Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute gave to freshman students at NICMAR University, Pune on 25th July 2023. The lecture was followed by questions and answer session.

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Episode 157: Understanding Deep Science in Patanjali Yoga Sutras 35:47

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This is a podcast by Anil K Rajvanshi in which he has shown how Patanjali's sutras mirror the knowledge of modern science and technology. According to him Patanjali was a true scientist who gave the first knowledge about the control of thought and mind and about universal laws governing time and space. Unfortunately till now none of the commentarie…

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Episode 156: How IITians can help India become a Vishwaguru 24:09

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This is the inaugural talk that Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi gave at Techkriti 23 at IIT Kanpur in March 2023. Dr. Rajvanshi talks about the challenges of providing high technology in rural areas and how with technology we can improve the quality of life of rural population and in the process show the world a new paradigm of development. Dr. Rajvanshi also…

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Episode 155: Deep Science of Patanjali Yoga Sutras - Was Patanjali a Scientist and an Astronaut? 28:58

1+ y ago28:58

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This podcast is about discovering the deep science in Patanjali Yoga Sutras. Dr. Anil Rajvanshi talks about how Sutras match the modern science and technology. He has given various examples of different sutras having uncanny resemblances with Einstein's gravitation theory and how some sutras show that Patanjali knew the details of human body. The t…

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Episode 154: All Children should learn Science for Human Wellbeing 1:09:46

1+ y ago1:09:46

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This is a podcast of National Science Day public lecture delivered in Delhi by Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi on 28th Februray 2023. The lecture was organized by Indian National Academy of Science (INSA) and INYAS. The video of this lecture is here. The lecture was well received and there was a lively question answer session after the lecture. In this lectur…

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Episode 153: All India Radio broadcast on Mahatma Gandhi 18:07

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This is the recording of Dr. Anil Rajvanshi's interview (in Hindi) on Gandhiji on 30th January 2023. The interview was broadcast by All India Radio, Nasik and was carried by all stations in Maharashtra.

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Episode 152: Meaningful R&D for Rural Areas- Presentation to Hon'ble Members of Parliament 21:44

1+ y ago21:44

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This is a podcast of presentation made by Dr. Anil Rajvanshi, Padma Shri Awardee of 2022 on his work at NARI to Members of Parliament. He together with 18 other Padma Awardees was invited by the Speaker of Lok Sabha, Shri Om Birla ji to present their work on 27th January 2023 in PRIDE Secretariat. The presentation transcript is at this site and the…

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Episode 151: Clean Nose Makes You Healthy and Happy 6:18

1+ y ago6:18

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This podcast is about how to keep your sinuses clean by the Yogic method of Neti. Clean sinuses help you remain healthy and also help in humming. Humming is an enjoyable and is good for body and mind. Dr. Rajvanshi shows scientifically how humming helps in vagus nerve stimulation for healthy body and mind. The transcript of this podcast is at. How …

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Episode 150: Problems in Engineering Education in India and Possible Ways to Improve It. 11:22

1+ y ago11:22

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For becoming an Atmanirbhar Bharat India needs excellent engineers. However the present education in undergraduate level is simply geared to passing exams which are unrelated to real life situation. The higher education for M.Tech and Ph.D. is even in worst situation with students working in theoretical problems. Essentially they become applied mat…

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Episode 149: Hypocrisy of COP27 meeting 9:47

1+ y ago9:47

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The COP conferences are really a sham and a show of hypocritical behavior which brings out the real face of the selfish and the control freaks of the world. In the recently concluded COP 27 the much touted creation of loss and damage fund was nothing but hot air. With no details about who will provide money for the fund and which country will get h…

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Episode 148: What is Fear and How to Remove or Reduce it 8:48

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In this podcast Dr. Anil Rajvanshi talks about the neurobiological basis of fear, how it is formed and possible ways to overcome it and reduce it. If we can reduce it then we can do wonderful things. History of world is history of fearless people who charted new paths and developed new thoughts, inventions and innovations.…

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Episode 147: PIC talk on How Technology Guided by Spirituality can produce Happiness 1:03:38

2y ago1:03:38

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This is the audio of the talk that Dr. Anil Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) gave at Pune International Center on 1st October 2022. The talk was on Dr. Rajvanshi's latest book Ëxploring the Mind of God - How Technology Guided by Spirituality can produce Happiness". The book is available at Amazon and other book stores. The video of …

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Episode 146: Institute Lecture at IIT Kanpur 2022 1:08:52

2y ago1:08:52

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This is an audio of Institute lecture that Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) gave at IIT Kanpur in September 2022. The title of the talk was Nation Building, Junoon and Happiness. The YouTube video of the lecture is available at. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w83mc6cdyg The talk focused on how bright students of IIT Kan…

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Episode 145: Inspirational Talk to NICMAR University Freshmen Class 42:08

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This is the audio of the keynote address that Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) gave to the incoming freshmen class of NICMAR University in Pune. The talk was delivered on 16th August 2022. Around 750 students and faculty gave a standing ovation after the lecture. The YouTube lecture is at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=…

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Episode 144: What Does Independence Day Mean to Us? 6:32

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As India approaches 75th year of Independence (Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav) Dr. Anil Rajvanshi talks about the need to remember all the leaders and unsung heroes who took part in the movement. He thinks that the proper account of the history should be presented to the children so that they should feel proud of our heritage.…

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Episode 143: Desire For Experience as an Engine for Evolution 9:21

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In this talk Dr. Anil Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) discusses a possible mechanism about why we have a desire to reproduce. All the theories talk about Darwin's theory of evolution but why is their a desire to reproduce and evolve? Interesting ideas on it are put forth based on Big Bang and Patanjali Yoga theories.…

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Episode 142: Anil Rajvanshi interview by Mayank Chaya 51:17

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Mayank Chaya, a well known journalist from Chicago interviewed Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) on 4th August 2022 for South Asia Monitor. The interview covered wide area including renewable energy, R&D, innovation in India and role of Mahatma Gandhi in modern India. South Asia Monitor (https://southasiamonitor.org). With…

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Episode 141: Role of Corporates in Bringing Social Transformation. 30:07

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This is the podcast of the talk that Dr. Anil Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) gave at the Annual TAAP convention held in Mumbai on 8th June 2022. The talk was organized by Tata Group. The Chairman of Tata Group Mr. Chandrasekaran together with Tata Sons board members and about 35-40 CEOs of the major Tata Companies like TCS, Tata M…

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Episode 140: Altruistic Mindset is necessary for creating economical and sustainable solutions for poor 20:35

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This is the podcast of the TEDx talk that Dr. Anil Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) gave at MNNIT, Prayagraj on 9th April 2022. The transcript of talk is available at; https://nariphaltan.org/tedtalk.pdf

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Episode 139: All India Radio, Satara interview 34:48

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This is the podcast (in Hindi) of All India Radio interview of Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi conducted by Shri Sachin Prabhune of AIR, Satara on 20th April 2022. The broadcast was done firstly from Satara station on 26th April and nationwide broadcast on 22nd May 2022. This broadcast forms a two part series on the life and work of Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi (http…

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Episode 138: From Lucknow to Rural Maharashtra via USA - Journey of a Local Boy 54:51

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This is an inspirational talk given to students and faculty of IIM, Lucknow on 1st March 2022. The original talk was in video format. In this talk Dr. Rajvanshi traces his journey from Lucknow to Phaltan and discusses what made him leave a lucrative career in USA and choose rural Maharashtra to do his work. He tells in short the work done in NARI. …

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Episode 137: All India Radio, Pune interview (in Hindi) of Anil K Rajvanshi after his winning the Padma Shri 28:28

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This is the podcast of the interview broadcast on All India Radio, Pune on 3 March 2022. The interview in Hindi was conducted and recorded by Shri M.J. Patel of All India Radio. In this interview Dr. Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) discusses his life's work and journey at Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute, Phaltan (www.nariph…

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Episode 136: Anil K Rajvanshi interview (in Hindi) on Radio City 91.1 FM on National Science Day 25:41

2+ y ago25:41

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This is the podcast (in Hindi) based on the interview of Anil K. Rajvanshi conducted by DJ Daksh for Radio City 91.1 FM. The occasion was National Science Day. Dr. Rajvanshi was interviewed regarding his views on how to make science attractive for children and young students.

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Episode 135: Our R&D work at NARI (Hindi Podcast) 12:14

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This is the podcast of TV interview (in Hindi) of Dr. Anil Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) given to a Door Darshan (DD) TV station. Dr. Rajvanshi discusses the history and evolution of some of the main R&D work done at NARI starting in 1981. The interview was taken after Dr. Rajvanshi was selected for Padma Shri Award.…

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Episode 134: All India Radio interview of Dr. Anil Rajvanshi on winning the Padma Shri Award 32:12

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This is the podcast of the interview of Anil K Rajvanshi conducted by All India Radio, Nasik on 27th January 2022. The occasion was the announcement of Padma Shri Award ( https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/padmaawardees2022.pdf) by the Government of India. Padma awards are the highest civilian awards given every year. Dr. Anil Rajvanshi (https://nariph…

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Episode 133: Interview of Dr. Anil Rajvanshi by IIT Kanpur 19:00

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This is the podcast of full interview of Anil Rajvanshi by IIT Kanpur DORA staff members after he was awarded Padma Shri by Govt. of India (https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/padmaawardees2022.pdf). Padma awards are the highest civilian awards given by GOI every year. Anil Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) is a graduate of IIT Kanpur and…

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Episode 132: Why I wrote the book "Exploring the Mind of God" 9:44

2+ y ago9:44

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This podcast is about what made Dr. Anil Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) write his fifth book: "Exploring the Mind of God - How Technology guided by Spirituality can produce Happiness". The URL of this talk is at: https://nariphaltan.org/bookpodcast.pdf I hope the people who will listen to this podcast will be inspired to read the …

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Episode 131: Neurobiological Basis of Eureka Moments 13:18

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All of us sometime or the other have experienced the Eureka moments or insights where suddenly the solution to a long-vexed problem emerges in a flash. Such eureka moments or sudden insights have been the basis of some of the greatest discoveries of this world. So curiosity arose how the brain produces such moments and insights and what is the neur…

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Episode 130: World Needs Spirituality Now More Than Ever 17:53

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In this podcast Dr. Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) talks about how spirituality gives us wisdom to use technology properly and also help us live sustainably. There is tremendous turmoil in the world. I believe it has to do with the tremendous insecurity that mankind faces. Increased population pressures, stress of daily life, incr…

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Episode 129: Deep Science in Patanjali Yoga Sutras 16:15

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Patanjali Yoga sutras, written almost 2500 years ago, are the earliest treatise on Yoga. In the book Sage Patanjali enunciates in a scientific manner how to control thought – a process which makes the mind powerful enough so that when it focuses on any subject its complete knowledge results. In this broadcast Dr. Rajvanshi shows the deep science of…

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Episode 128: India and COP26 challenges 23:09

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This is the broadcast of All India Radio interview given by Dr. Anil Rajvanshi on 13 November 2021. In this broadcast Dr. Rajvanshi discusses the challenges thrown by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in COP26 meeting and possible way we in India can meet them. He feels that the vision shown by Prime Minister is a doable goal provided we set in…

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Episode 127: India’s philosophical, spiritual traditions can give a new direction to global sustainable development 7:54

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In this podcast Dr. Rajvanshi talks about how the great spiritual tradions of India can show the world a new path of development. Thus instead of following the unsustainable growth example of the US and China, which is based on extreme greed and a very materialistic outlook, we should give the world a new direction of development where high technol…

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Episode 126: Science of Patanjali Yoga Sutras - Was Patanjali an Ancient Astronaut? 34:37

3y ago34:37

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In this audio Dr. Anil Rajvanshi (https://nariphaltan.org/shortbio.pdf) talks about how modern science and yoga sutras are similar. He also talks about the experiences of UFO abductees who talk about the supernatural powers exhibited by extraterrestrials which is exactly what Patanjali wrote 2500 years ago. The similarity is really uncanny. Dr. Raj…

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Episode 125: What is Memory? - Its Formation and Removal 20:55

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In this talk Dr. Rajvanshi describes the possible mechanism of memory formation in the brain and how the time and sequencing is buried in them. He also talks about where it could be stored and what is the mechanism by which unpleasant memories could be removed to make our lives better and happier. This is an interesting talk and makes one think abo…

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Episode 124: Dr. Anil Rajvanshi's interview on All India Radio 21:33

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This is the interview of Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi on the new Engineering policy laid out by All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE). This policy states that for engineering college entrance it is not necessary for students to know Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. They can come from any stream and in the college they can take bridge courses.…

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Episode 123: Touched by Light - A conjecture on how thought and gravity maybe related 14:09

3+ y ago14:09

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In late 1977 I was walking through a thick pine-grove in Gainesville, Florida, USA when suddenly a thought came out of blue that gravity and human thought may be related. I was not thinking about this relationship or anything connected to gravity at that time, and hence was taken aback by this thought and felt that it must be true since it came wit…

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Episode 122: Tribute to One of My Heroes - Albert Einstein 11:29

3+ y ago11:29

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14th March is the birth anniversary of Albert Einstein. He has been one of my heroes and I have been inspired by his work and his life. So I thought of paying my small tribute to him. Millions of words and thousands of books have already been written about him so what I am stating in this essay may not be anything new but for few anecdotes from peo…

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Episode 121: How Homeopathy might work? – A conjecture 9:19

3+ y ago9:19

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Homeopathy is an alternative system of medicine. It is used by about 1/7th of mankind. Yet very little is known on how it works. I present a possible mechanism on its working based on existing scientific principles. The URL of this episode is at: https://nariphaltan.org/homeopathyconjecture.pdf It was also published in Thrive Global. https://thrive…

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Episode 120: Era Gone By – My Love Affair with Steam Engines 7:38

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As one grows older one remembers nostalgically the era gone by. One such era was of steam engine train travel. I would like to narrate some instances of my fascination with steam engines and how I rode on a steam engine. The URL of this episode is at: https://thriveglobal.com/stories/era-gone-by-my-love-affair-with-steam-engines/…

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Episode 119: Mahatma Gandhi as they knew him - Personal Anecdotes 14:56

3+ y ago14:56

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On 30th January was the 73rd death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi – the apostle of peace and a person who engineered India’s independence from British rule in 1947. His decency, democratic nature, personal examples, and teachings are as relevant today in this divided and fractious world as they were almost hundred years ago. I am going to narrate an…

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Nature of Form – Why Life is Attached to it? 9:00

3+ y ago9:00

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We all identify entities with their forms. Either living or non-living entities are all identified by their physical forms. Our own body-form creates a memory map in our brain, and we identify ourselves and others with those memories. The idea of form has always intrigued me. If a simple physical and thermodynamical analysis is done on a system, th…

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What is Consciousness? - A Conjecture 9:28

4y ago9:28

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In this podcast Dr. Anil Rajvanshi presents a novel and unique description of Consciousness. Since time immemorial mankind has always wondered what is consciousness and where is it located in the brain. Some recent scientific discoveries may provide a possible answer. There are various definition of consciousness but the most accepted definition is…

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Technology at the Grassroots- Dr. Anil Rajvanshi The Researcher's Story 29:11

4y ago29:11

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The true power of technology is achieved when it impacts the last mile. Listen to Dr. Anil Rajvanshi talk about how technology can be used to create a difference at the grassroot level and what it take to be the change you want to see in the world. This podcast has been recorded by Suraj Nair - a young researcher from Bangalore. Linkedin: https://w…

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