Background
Doctor Rajvanshi was born and raised in Lucknow, India.
Doctor Rajvanshi was born and raised in Lucknow, India.
Indian School Certificate Saint 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, United States of America in 1979.
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. Doctor 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 cartulary-register
Foreign his solar energy and rural development work Doctor Rajvanshi has been inducted into the Solar Hall of Fame (1998).
He has received the Jamnalal Bajaj Award in 2001, the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) award in 2002 and an Energy Globe Award in the Associated Independent Recording category in 2004. In 2009 he received the Globe Award for Sustainability Research. In 2014 he received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from University of Florida.
