Articles

The Unbroken Guru-Sishya tradition and The Continuity of Bharatvarsha

Bharatvarsh, the nation that is today Bharat, has an antiquity dating back to the Vedic period -- at least 3500 years before. There is no land and people on this earth who have been aligned like Bharatvarsh and Bharatiyas. Their alignment has an anti....

February 01, 2023 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Swami Vivekananda , Indian Civilisation , Upanishad , Guru Sishya tradition , Bharatvarsha , Purana , Sanatan

Vedānta and Nationalism

On 23 November 2022, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a virtual talk on ‘Vedānta and Nationalism’ by Śrī. Śrīnāth Mohandās, Assistant Professor at the School of Ethics Governance Culture (EGCS) and Social Systems, Chi....

November 30, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Conferences , Swami Vivekananda , nationalism , Chinmaya Mission , Ramakrishna Mission , Aurobindo

India's Contribution to World Thought and Culture (Abridged and Revised Edition)

On the occasion of the inauguration of the Swami Vivekananda Rock Memorial in 1970, the Vivekananda Kendra Prakashan Trust published a book, India’s Contribution to World Thought and Culture, that contained about 70 articles by well-known experts o....

September 13, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Swami Vivekananda , Indian history , Book Published , Indian cultural , World Thought and Culture

The Precondition to ‘Tolerate’: Remembering Swami Vivekananda’s Wisdom on September 11

Nikhil Yadav Article

The usage of the word ‘tolerance’ could be traced back to 15th century when it denoted ‘the power or capacity of sustaining’. It evolved to receive a more political meaning in the 16th century to mean ‘action of allowing; license, permissio....

September 10, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Swami Vivekananda , Chicago , Harmony , 1893 , tolerance , SEPTEMBER 11 , Parliament of World’s Religions

Swami Vivekananda: A Short Life Sketch

Ruveer Vohra Commentary

“The great secret of true success, of true happiness, is this: the man or woman who asks for no return, the perfectly unselfish person, is the most successful.” &nb....

June 24, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , Swami Vivekananda , Yoga , tolerance , Ramakrishna Mission

A Different 9/11: How Vivekananda Won Americans’ Hearts and Minds?

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attack on the World Trade Centre in which thousands of Americans died, the American people were in grief. On the same day, the Taliban were in a celebratory mood in Kabul having ‘defeated’ the Americans ....

September 13, 2021 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Swami Vivekananda , Chicago speech , World Parliament of Religions , tolerance , SEPTEMBER 11 , Hindu religion

International Yoga Day

Vivekananda International Foundation organized a panel discussion on June 21, 2021, to commemorate International Yoga Day. The eminent speakers in the panel were Swami Atmalokananda, President, Ramakrishna Society Vedanta Centre and Dr Arpita Mitra, ....

August 03, 2021 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Swami Vivekananda , International Yoga Day , Yoga , inetraction , Swami Atmalokananda , Indian Tradition

Swami Vivekananda and National Development

Vivekananda International Foundation organised a panel discussion on Jan 11, 2021 to commemorate the 158th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. The eminent speakers invited to the panel were Swami Shuddhidananda, Adhyaksha, Advaita Ashrama (branch....

July 12, 2021 Conference , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Swami Vivekananda , Education , Vedanta , Humanity , National Development , Significance of Atman

Release of Russian Translation of the book “Swami Vivekananda Biography and Teachings”

Vivekananda International Foundation organised the virtual release of the Russian translation of the book “Swami Vivekananda Biography and Teachings” on 13th April 2021. The webinar was a collective effort of Vivekananda International Foundation ....

June 03, 2021 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Book Discussions , Swami Vivekananda , Civilisational values , World Religions , Urban education , Humanity

The Contemporary Relevance of Swami Vivekananda's Message

The Vivekananda International Foundation held a Vimarsh on 11 September 2020 on The Contemporary Relevance of Swami Vivekananda's Message for the anniversary of the historic speech given by Swami Vivekananda on, 11th September 1893 to the Worl....

November 01, 2020 Vimarsh , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Swami Vivekananda , Sri Ramakrishna , Philosophy , Vedanta , Patanjali yoga sutras , Meditation , Consciousness