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Rajnish Bajpai | |
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| Born | Taudhakpur, Raebareli, UP |
| Citizenship | India |
| Alma mater | Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, IIIT Hyderabad |
| Occupation(s) | Social entrepreneur, software professional |
| Organization(s) | SmartGaon, Synopsys |
| Spouse | Ojaswi Mishra |
| Website | rajnishbajpai |
Rajnish Bajpai is an Indian social entrepreneur and software engineer based in California, USA, specializing in Generative AI, Artificial general intelligence, platform engineering, IoT, and agile software development methodologies.[1] He is the founder and chairman of SmartGaon Development Foundation, a non-profit organization working towards developing rural areas in India and transforming the villages into self-sufficient and technology-enabled communities. His work integrates modern amenities with traditional rural lifestyles, thereby improving education, sanitation, and employment opportunities in underserved areas by applying the latest technology and innovation.[2][3]
He is the first Non-Resident Indian (NRI) whose social efforts have been acknowledged by Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi during the national public addressal radio program, Mann Ki Baat in 2018.[4][5]
He also serves as an advisor for various IEEE International Technical Conferences and startups, focusing on innovation and emerging technologies.[6][7]
Early life and education
editBajpai was born and grew up in Taudhakpur, a village in Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, his initial schooling was in a village school, and later he completed his secondary education at Saraswati Vidya Mandir Inter college.[8] He is married to Ojaswi Mishra who is a software professional. In 2004, he completed his Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science from Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, and his Master’s degree from IIIT Hyderabad. After his graduation in 2006, Bajpai joined Synopsys, where he worked in the Hyderabad division before relocating to Mountain View, California.He has also received an honorary doctorate (Doctor Honoris Causa) from the Crown University International Chartered in Business Administration.[9]
Social work
editIn 2015, Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi addressed the Indian community in San Jose, California, urging them to give back to their homeland and emphasizing that Indians abroad should be seen as "brain gain" rather than "brain drain".[10][11][12] This speech inspired Bajpai, who was among the audience at the event, to work towards his motherland and start social initiatives to develop the rural villages of India.[8][13]
In 2017, Bajpai and Yogesh Sahu founded the SmartGaon Development Foundation, headquartered in Mumbai. The organization provides an outreach platform for Non-Profits and private/public/government organizations of various sectors to come together and work towards the Integrated Development of rural infrastructure of India.[14] The organization's initiatives also include the education system development in Indian villages including farmer empowerment.[15][16][17]
He designed an app called SmartGaon with his friend and co-founder Yogesh Sahu that connects an entire village population with the world digitally. The main objective of the app is to transform the village into a sanitized, self-reliant & digitally empowered society.[18][19][5]
The organization is in the strategic support of the Government of India's initiatives including Digital India, Swachh Bharat Mission, Make in India, and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.[20][21]
Through the SmartGaon initiative, Taudhakpur, a remote village in Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, has been transformed into a modern, digitized community and became the first "SmartGaon" (smart village) of India.[22] The village now features smart facilities, including an efficient waste management system, streetlights, CCTV cameras, over 242 toilets, a Wi-Fi zone, and 20 hours of uninterrupted power supply and connectivity.[23] Additionally, Padariya Thoban village in Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh, has also been transformed into a Smart Village, enhancing the quality of life for its residents and becoming the first "SmartGaon" in Madhya Pradesh.[24]
See also
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- ^ Patel, Tanvi (2018-07-06). "Two Techies & Some Bright Ideas Transform UP Village into India's First 'Smartgaon'!". The Better India. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "Two Indian American IT Professionals Create India's First Smart Village: 'SmartGaon' | Global Indian | indiawest.com". 2018-08-13. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "Inspired by PM Modi, two techies create India's first SmartGaon". The Indian Express. 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ a b "Mann Ki Baat FULL: PM Modi praises 'SmartGaon App' launched by two IT professionals". news.abplive.com. 2018-07-29. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "Panel Discussions – IEEE – iSES". ieee-ises.org. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "CSDL | IEEE Computer Society". www.computer.org. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ a b "Rajnish Bajpai: Driving the development of rural India through SmartGaon". The Global Indian. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "How NRI Rajnish Bajpai, a IIITH alumnus is defining Brain Gain with revolutionary SmartGaon app -". 2024-01-30. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "India to tap NRIs for R&D and turn 'brain drain' into 'brain gain': Modi | Business Standard News". 2023-03-15. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ Sirohi, Seema (2015-09-30). "NRIs 'Brain deposit, not brain drain': PM Narendra Modi". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ Sirohi, Seema (2015-09-30). "NRIs 'Brain deposit, not brain drain': PM Narendra Modi". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "Mann ki Baat: PM Narendra Modi shares success stories of Indian youth, remembers poet Neeraj". www.timesnownews.com. 2018-07-29. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ Murdeshwar, Sachin (2018-02-23). "NRI Software Professional Rajnish Bajpai speaks on his Vision and Perspective of making Indian villages modern with the concept of Smartgaon". Global Prime News. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "Farmers get 'APP'Y | Farmers get 'APP'Y - The Asian Age". 2024-12-03. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ Mondal, Dibyendu (2023-04-29). "Two IIT professionals on a 'Smart Gaon' mission". The Sunday Guardian Live. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "Social Innovation The Driving Force for Social Impact" (PDF). Nasscom Foundation: 53.
- ^ "Smart villages: How SmartGaon App is bringing 'Bharat' closer to India". FE Tech Bytes. 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "MANN KI BAAT" (PDF). MANN KI BAAT Report: 116.
- ^ "Techies create first 'smart gaon' in Rae Bareli". The Times of India. 2018-07-30. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "PM launches 'Make in India' global initiative". 2014-09-25.
- ^ Askari, Faiz. "'SmartGaon' to Transform Villages in Chhattisgarh, UP and Maharashtra". smestreet.in. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "Smart villages: How SmartGaon App is bringing 'Bharat' closer to India". FE Tech Bytes. 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "MP का पहला स्मार्ट विलेज: दमोह के इस गांव की बिना सरकारी मदद के बदली तस्वीर, CCTV कैमरों से होती है निगरानी". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-12-18.