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{{Short description|Indian social entrepreneur & software engineer}}
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Draft Link: [[Draft:Rajnish Bajpai|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Rajnish_Bajpai]]
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'''Rajnish Bajpai''' is an Indian [[Social entrepreneurship|social entrepreneur]] and [[Software engineering|software engineer]] based in [[California]], [[United States|USA]], specializing in [[Generative artificial intelligence|Generative AI]], [[Artificial general intelligence]], [[platform engineering]], [[Internet of things|IoT]], and [[agile software development]] methodologies.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-03 |title=Farmers get 'APP'Y {{!}} Farmers get 'APP'Y |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203113848/https://www.asianage.com/technology/in-other-news/220218/farmers-get-appy.html |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> He is the Founder and Chairman of [[SmartGaon]] Development Foundation, a [[Nonprofit organization|non-profit organization]] working towards the development of [[Rural area|rural areas]] in [[India]], transforming the villages into self-sufficient and technology-enabled communities. His work focuses on integrating modern amenities with traditional rural lifestyles, thereby improving education, sanitation, and employment opportunities in underserved areas by applying the latest technology and innovation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patel |first=Tanvi |date=2018-07-06 |title=Two Techies & Some Bright Ideas Transform UP Village into India's First 'Smartgaon'! |url=https://thebetterindia.com/149135/news-techies-up-village-smartgoan/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=The Better India |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-08-13 |title=Two Indian American IT Professionals Create India’s First Smart Village: ‘SmartGaon’ {{!}} Global Indian {{!}} indiawest.com |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813202856/https://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/two-indian-american-it-professionals-create-india-s-first-smart/article_412d934c-9ce4-11e8-b527-7bb9d9fb33c6.html |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>
He is the first [[Indian diaspora|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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-07-05 |title=Inspired by PM Modi, two techies create India’s first SmartGaon |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/pm-narendra-modi-indias-first-smartgaon-uttar-pradesh-village-taudhakpur-5247419/ |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-07-29 |title=Mann Ki Baat FULL: PM Modi praises 'SmartGaon App' launched by two IT professionals |url=https://www.abplive.in/videos/mann-ki-baat-full-pm-modi-praises-smartgaon-app-launched-by-two-it-professionals-734015 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref>
He also serves as an advisor for various IEEE International Technical Conferences and startups, focusing on innovation and emerging technologies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Panel Discussions – IEEE – iSES |url=https://ieee-ises.org/IEEE-iSES_2021_Website/panel-discussions/index.html |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=ieee-ises.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=CSDL {{!}} IEEE Computer Society |url=https://www.computer.org/csdl/proceedings-article/ises/2020/047800z023/1txTNLIug8w |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=www.computer.org}}</ref>
== Early life and education ==
Bajpai 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, Barabanki|Saraswati Vidya Mandir Inter college]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=स्मार्ट बेटे ने रायबरेली के इस गांव को बना दिया 'स्मार्ट' मिल रहीं शहर जैसी सुविधाएं - |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/raebareli-smart-son-made-this-village-to-smart-at-raebareli-18258616.html |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref>
He is married to Ojaswi Mishra who is a software professional. In 2004, he completed his [[Bachelor of Engineering]], [[Computer science|Computer Science]] from [[Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya|Rajiv Gandhi Prodyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, ]][[Bhopal]], and his [[Master's degree|Master’s degree]] from [[International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad|IIIT Hyderabad]]. He has also received an honorary doctorate (Doctor Honoris Causa) from [[Crown University International Chartered|The Crown University International Chartered]] in [[Business administration|Business Administration]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-30 |title=How NRI Rajnish Bajpai, a IIITH alumnus is defining Brain Gain with revolutionary SmartGaon app - |url=https://blogs.iiit.ac.in/rajnish-bajpai/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Social work ==
After his graduation in 2006, Bajpai joined [[Synopsys]], where he worked in the [[Hyderabad]] division before relocating to [[Mountain View, California]].<ref name=":0" />
In 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".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pramanik |first=Alnoor Peermohamed & Ayan |date=2017-01-09 |title=India to tap NRIs for R&D and turn 'brain drain' into 'brain gain': Modi |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-to-tap-nris-for-r-d-and-turn-brain-drain-into-brain-gain-modi-117010800273_1.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230315140914/https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-to-tap-nris-for-r-d-and-turn-brain-drain-into-brain-gain-modi-117010800273_1.html |archive-date=2023-03-15 |access-date=2024-12-16 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sirohi |first=Seema |date=2015-09-30 |title=NRIs ‘Brain deposit, not brain drain’: PM Narendra Modi |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/nris-brain-deposit-not-brain-drain-pm-narendra-modi/articleshow/49145921.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-12-16 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-09-28 |title='Brain drain' can become 'brain gain' any time, Modi points in his SAP Centre address |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/brain-drain-can-become-brain-gain-any-time-modi-points-in-his-sap-centre-address/articleshow/49134906.cms |access-date=2024-12-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Rajnish Bajpai: Driving the development of rural India through SmartGaon |url=https://www.globalindian.com/story/global-indian-exclusive/rajnish-bajpai-driving-the-development-of-rural-india-through-smartgaon/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=The Global Indian |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-07-29 |title=Mann ki Baat: PM Narendra Modi shares success stories of Indian youth, remembers poet Neeraj |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/mann-ki-baat-pm-narendra-modi-success-stories-indian-youth-remembers-poet-neeraj-monthly-episode/261320 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=www.timesnownews.com |language=en}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murdeshwar |first=Sachin |date=2018-02-23 |title=Open Graph Meta Tags: Everything You Need to Know |url=https://globalprimenews.com/2018/02/23/entrepreneur-rajnish-bajpai-speaks-on-his-vision-and-perspective-of-making-indian-villages-modern-with-the-concept-of-smartgaon/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Global Prime News |language=en-US}}</ref> The organization's initiatives also include the education system development in Indian villages including farmer empowerment.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mondal |first=Dibyendu |date=2023-04-29 |title=Two IIT professionals on a ‘Smart Gaon’ mission |url=https://sundayguardianlive.com/special-supplement/two-iit-professionals-on-a-smart-gaon-mission#google_vignette |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=The Sunday Guardian Live |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |title=Social Innovation - The Driving Force for Social Impact |url=https://www.nasscomfoundation.org/report/social-innovation.pdf |journal=NASSCOM FOUNDATION |pages=53}}</ref>
He designed an app called ''SmartGaon'' with his friend Yogesh Sahu that connects an entire village population with the world digitally and is available in English and Hindi languages. The main objective of the app is to transform the village into a sanitized, self-reliant & digitally empowered society.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-03-19 |title=Smart villages: How SmartGaon App is bringing ‘Bharat’ closer to India |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/life/technology-smart-villages-how-smartgaon-app-is-bringing-bharat-closer-to-india-1103209/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=FE Tech Bytes |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |title=Mann Ki Baat |url=https://www.competitiveness.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Mann_Ki_Baat_Final_Report.pdf |journal=Mann Ki Baat |pages=116}}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-07-30 |title=Techies create first 'smart gaon' in Rae Bareli |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/techies-create-first-smart-gaon-in-rae-bareli/articleshow/65191340.cms |access-date=2024-12-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=PM launches 'Make in India' global initiative |url=https://www.narendramodi.in/ma/pm-launches-make-in-india-global-initiative-6644}}</ref>
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 India|smart village]]) of India.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Askari |first=Faiz |title=‘SmartGaon’ to Transform Villages in Chhattisgarh, UP and Maharashtra |url=https://smestreet.in/msmenews/smartgaon-to-transform-villages-in-chhattisgarh-up-and-maharashtra/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=smestreet.in |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-03-19 |title=Smart villages: How SmartGaon App is bringing ‘Bharat’ closer to India |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/life/technology-smart-villages-how-smartgaon-app-is-bringing-bharat-closer-to-india-1103209/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=FE Tech Bytes |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MP का पहला स्मार्ट विलेज: दमोह के इस गांव की बिना सरकारी मदद के बदली तस्वीर, CCTV कैमरों से होती है निगरानी |url=https://www.amarujala.com/madhya-pradesh/padaria-thoban-village-of-damoh-became-the-first-smart-village-of-madhya-pradesh-read-more-in-hindi |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref>
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== External links ==
* Official website
* SmartGaon Official Website
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