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Book discussion on Dharma in Governance authored by Gunjan Pradhan Sinha

VIF organized an online book discussion on Dharma in Governance: Towards a Welfare State (Aditya Prakashan, 2018) authored by Gunjan Pradhan Sinha on 21 May 2020. The panel included the author, Prof. Arvind Sharma (McGill University), Col. Pra....

June 12, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Book Discussions , governance , Buddhism , dharma , Public policies , Arthasastra
What the World Needs to Revise? – Lessons from Repository of Indian Civilisation’s Thought and Praxis
Gunjan Pradhan Sinha Article

As we stand amidst a crisis owing to the pandemic caused by the rapid spread of the deadly corona virus, there lie shrouded in ignorance and oversight immense learning for the world from Indian Food Ethics- a discipline where ethics and food collide<....

April 30, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , dharma , Food Ethics , Bhojana Dharma , COVID19 , Dharmaśa̅stras , Doṣa̅s
Insights from Sri Ramakrishna
Dr Arpita Mitra Article

Indian scriptures and texts contain a rich fund of ideas that can help us navigate through the practical-moral labyrinth of life. Modern saints continue to illumine our minds with insightful solutions to ethical problems. No exception in this respect....

March 26, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , strategy , dharma , ethics , Sri Ramakrishna , Evil , Violence
Talk by Ambassador Basant Gupta on Spirituality and International Politics: India’s Role

VIF organized a talk by Ambassador Basant Gupta on Spirituality and International Politics: India’s Role on 9 January 2020. The purpose was to cull out strategic insights from our ancient texts. Amb. Gupta spoke about the Bhagavad Gita. He s....

January 14, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , dharma , Spirituality , International Politics , Yagna , CAGE , ekam sat
The Kural and Ethics
Pradeep Kumar Gautam Article

Introduction
The Thirukkural by Thiruvalluvar, also known as the Kural is a powerful and compact Tamil text from South India which has survived and thrived over 2,000 years. This work of outstanding brevity cons....

January 02, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Kural , Aram , dharma , morals , ethics
UIHC Lecture Series, ‘Dharma & Ecology’ by Dr. Pankaj Jain

The first in a new VIF lecture series ‘Understanding Indian History & Civilisation’ was a talk on ‘Dharma and Ecology’ by Dr. Pankaj Jain, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy & Religion, University of North Texas, USA. Dr. Arvind Gu....

August 24, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Civilisation , dharma , Understanding Indian History , Ecology , Hindu Communities
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