Dr Anil K Rajvanshi who left US for India wins Padma Shri for e-rickshaws, biomass gasifiers development
Dr Anil K Rajvanshi is credited for having developed the electric rickshaw , and biomass gasifiers. He was bestowed the Padma Shri award earlier this year. Dr. Anil Kumar Rajvanshi, a devout Gandhian, returned to India after studying at the University of Florida in the United States. Dr. Anil says he returned to India in 1981 in a fit of madness and hubris, He says, "I thought I had learned enough and wanted to return to India and make a difference.” Dr. Anil was born and raised in Lucknow, where he completed his schooling and then went on to get a Bachelors in Technology (BTech) and a Masters in Technology (MTech) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He earned his PhD at the University of Florida and taught there for two and a half years. Dr. Anil's interest in teaching as a profession began to blossom as a student. He realised that in order to teach, he would need a PhD, so he enrolled in the University of Florida for his doctorate. ...