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The Death of a ‘Progressive’ and ‘Secular’ Ancient Indian Historian

March 09, 2021 Dr Dilip K. Chakrabarti, Editor, VIF History Volumes Commentary

The death of a retired professor of ancient Indian history of Delhi University and a card-carrying member of the Communist Party of India, D. N Jha, generated a lot interest in the media. The reason of this media attention, which is unusual in view o....

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Commentary , communists , DN Jha , ICHR , nationalists , revivalists , secularists

एकाग्रता : स्वामी विवेकानंद के शिक्षा के विचार में एक महत्त्वपूर्ण घटक

February 12, 2021 Dr Arpita Mitra Article

टोम्स ने स्वामी विवेकानंद की शिक्षा की अवधारणा के बारे में लिखा है। शिक्षा के बारे में उनकी उक्�....

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Hindi , Article , स्वामी विवेकानंद। 12 जनवरी। विवेकानंद जयंती। शिक्षा। एकाग्रता। ध्यान। मन। मन और उस पर नियंत्रण। मन को साधना।

Concentration: An Important Component in Swami Vivekananda’s Idea of Education

January 11, 2021 Dr Arpita Mitra Commentary

Tomes have been written on Swami Vivekananda’s concept of education. Pages have been filled with his quotations related to education. But have any of them been worked out on the ground? There could be individual or local instances, but we do not ye....

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Commentary , Swami Vivekananda; 12 January; Vivekananda’s birth anniversary; education; concentration; meditation; mind; mind & its control; training of the mind

गांधी जी की समकालीन प्रासंगिकता

November 06, 2020 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

महात्मा गांधी जी का जन्म 2 अक्टूबर 1869 ईस्वी में हुआ था। यह उल्लेखनीय है कि उनके जन्म के 150 वर्षों क�....

Governance and Political Studies , Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Hindi , Article , नश्वरता। भगवद्गीता।अहिंसा। सर्वोदय। सत्याग्रह। स्वराज्य

Gandhi’s Contemporary Relevance

October 01, 2020 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

Gandhi was born on 2 October 1869. It is remarkable that even after 150 years people read and study Gandhi in the hope that they will find answers to contemporary problems. This is testimony to the universalism of Gandhi’s ideas. On Gandhi Jay....

Governance and Political Studies , Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Article , Morality , Bhagavad Gita , Non violence , Sarvodya , Satyagraha , Swarajya

भारत के स्वतंत्रता सेनानियों पर स्वामी विवेकानंद का प्रभाव

September 22, 2020 Dr Arpita Mitra Article

भारतीय इतिहासकारों ने देश के इतिहास में स्वामी विवेकानंद के सही स्थान और आधुनिक भारत के निर्मा....

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Hindi , Article , स्वामी विवेकानंद , स्वतंत्रता दिवस , स्वतंत्रता संग्राम , भारतीय राष्ट्रीय आंदोलन , स्वतंत्रता सेनानी राष्ट्रवादी , महात्मा गांधी , क्रांतिकारी , हेमचंद्र घोष , अरबिंदो घोष , श्री औरबिंद

Ram Mandir in Ayodhya: How the Hindus of Nepal Celebrated the Occasion?

August 14, 2020 Prof Hari Bansh Jha Commentary

On August 5, 2020, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation for the construction of the Ram Mandir at Ayodhya in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The temple will be 235 feet wide, 300 feet long and 161 feet high with five domes. It w....

Governance and Political Studies , Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Commentary , Janakpur , Lord Ram , Ram Rajya , Hindus of Nepal , Sita Ram , Bhoomi Pujan , Silver bricks from Nepal

Swami Vivekananda’s Influence on Indian Freedom Fighters

August 14, 2020 Dr Arpita Mitra Commentary

Swami Vivekananda’s true place in Indian history, his contribution in the making of modern India has not been duly assessed by Indian historians. It is impossible to fully assess the extent of his impact on the course of national or even world even....

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Commentary , Swami Vivekananda , Independence Day , freedom struggle , Indian National Movement , freedom fighters , Indian nationalists , Mahatma Gandhi , revolutionaries , Hemchandra Ghosh , Aurobindo Ghose , Sri Auribindo

मोदी ने दिया भारत के लिए नया संदेश

August 12, 2020 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

अयोध्या में 5 अगस्त 2020 को राम मंदिर भूमि पूजन के मौके पर प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी के बीज भाषण मे�....

Governance and Political Studies , Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Hindi , Commentary , धर्मनिरपेक्षता , राम मंदिर , पीएम मोदी , अतिमानबीर भारत , भूमि पूजन , राम राज्य

Modi Heralds a New Narrative for India

August 07, 2020 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

Prime Minster Modi’s seminal speech on the occasion of Ram Mandir Bhumi Poojan at Ayodhya on 5 August 2020 had several messages which need to be understood and analysed. The start of the construction of the Ram temple is a watershed moment in indep....

Governance and Political Studies , Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Commentary , Ram Mandir , PM Modi , Secularism , Atmanirbhar Bharat , Bhumi Poojan , Ram Rajya