DEEP SCIENCE IN ANCIENT INDIAN PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHT Dr. Anil K. Rajvanshi's "Deep Science in Ancient Indian Philosophical Thought" is a seminal work that challenges the conventional boundaries between science and spirituality. By de-mythologizing the Patanjali Yoga Sutras and presenting them as a scientific treatise on the mind and universe, Rajvanshi provides a unique framework for understanding human potential. The core objective of "Deep Science in Ancient Indian Philosophical Thought" is to demonstrate that the ancient spiritual traditions of India, specifically the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Patanjali Yoga Sutras (PYS), were not merely devotional or religious in nature but were based on a "spirit of enquiry" and scientific observation. Rajvanshi argues that these texts contain "scientific gems" that mirror modern understandings of neuroscience, physics, and cosmology. He approaches the Patanjali Yoga Sutras as the primary "science manual" of the human mind, authored by an individual-Patanjali whom he characterizes as a "true scientist" who understood the universal laws governing time and space.
Dr. Anil K. Rajvanshi is a spiritual engineer! A mechanical engineering graduate of IIT Kanpur in early 1970s he went to U.S. for higher studies. After receiving a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and teaching for 2.5 years at University of Florida (UF) in 1981, he left a very lucrative career in U.S. and came back to rural India thinking that he will change India! India did not change but he changed. In the process of developing renewable energy technologies for rural areas, he discovered himself and the great spiritual traditions of India. He runs a small rural NGO called Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute in Phaltan, Maharashtra and has a passion for writing articles on spirituality and rural development. His articles have been published in Times of India (Speaking Tree); Huffington Post and Thrive Global, and syndicated in various other News lines. He has 7 books to his credit and has written more than 350 articles on rural and sustainable development including the interface of spirituality and technology. For his work he has received prestigious National and International Awards including a Padma Shri from Government of India. He is passionate about teaching youngsters and gives inspirational lectures all over India and some abroad.
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