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S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Commentary

Left Historians were noseled by Karl Marx and Max Weber who influenced 20th Century Indian intellectualism, academics and historians. Karl Marx two articles in New York Harold Tribune in 1854 and Max Webers religion of Hinduism & Buddhism were their ....

December 30, 2024 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , Buddhism , Hinduism , Indian society , Indian civilisations , karma , Karl Marx , Max Webers
Relationship between Hinduism and Buddhism

On July 23, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a talk on ‘‘Relationship between Hinduism and Buddhism” by Prof. Arvind Sharma, Birks Professor of Comparative Religion in the School of Religious Studies at McGill Uni....

August 08, 2024 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Buddhism , Hinduism , Upanishads , Hindu Buddhist Initiative
The Indic Religious Tradition and the Philosophical Tradition of India

On June 24, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a talk on ‘The Indic Religious Tradition and the Philosophical Tradition of India’ by Prof. Arvind Sharma, Birks Professor of Comparative Religion in the School of Religi....

July 08, 2024 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Buddhism , dharma , Hinduism , Religious Tradition , Philosophical Tradition
History of Ancient India (Set of 11 Volumes)
Dr Dilip K. Chakrabarti, Editor, VIF History Volumes

It is imperative to reassess, formulate and develop India’s civilizational and cultural imperatives in an increasingly globalised world. The nation’s perception of its ancient history plays a major role in this. The present series on the history ....

April 25, 2024 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Buddhism and Hinduism , Book Published , ancient India , dharma , Hinduism , India Interrelations with the World , Literary Ideas
Vimarsh on Hindutva and Religion

On 17th May, 2023, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a Vimarsh public lecture on ‘Hindutva and Religion’ by Prof. Arvind Sharma. Prof. Sharma, formerly of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), is the Birks Professor of Compa....

August 25, 2023 Vimarsh , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Hindutva , religion , dharma , Hinduism
Press Release: Dialogue between Dr. Mohammad Bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa and Hindu Religious leaders

On July 12, 2023, His Excellency, Dr. Mohammad Bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, Secretary General of the Muslim World League, had intense dialogue on the subject of harmony of religions with several prominent Hindu religious leaders at the Vivekananda Intern....

July 15, 2023 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Civilisation , Hinduism , Indian philosophy , Muslims , Muslim World League , Al-Issa
Book Discussion - Hinduism in America: A Convergence of Worlds by Prof. Jeffery D. Long

On 9th May, 2022, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a book discussion on "Hinduism in America: A Convergence of Worlds, authored by Prof. Jeffery D. Long, Professor of Religion and Asian Studies at Elizabethtown College, U.S.A. His....

May 12, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Book Discussions , United States , Hinduism , America , Jeffery D. Long , Hindu Americans
Ayodhya Movement and National Polity

On 13th August 2020, Vimarsh was held through a webinar at VIF, on the topic “Ayodhya Movement and National Polity.” This subject was thoroughly reviewed by Shri S Gurumurthy, Economic & Political Analyst and Chairman, VIF. The Ayodhya movement h....

August 21, 2020 Vimarsh , Governance and Political Studies , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Ayodhya , S Gurumurthy , Hindutva , Hinduism , Bhoomi Pujan , Ayodhya Movement , National Polity , paradigm shift , vote bank politics , Archaeological Survey , K M Munshi
The Shared Heritage of Yoga: Ideas and Practices from Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism

On the occasion of International Day of Yoga, VIF organized a talk by Professor Christopher Key Chapple (Loyola Marymount University, USA) under the VIF Lecture Series ‘Understanding Indian History & Civilization’. The talk was titled The Shar....

June 29, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Buddhism , International Day of Yoga , Shared Heritage of Yoga , Hinduism , Jainism , Key Chapple , Philosophy
Seminar on ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: Relevance of India’s Ancient Thinking to Contemporary Strategic Reality’

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized an important seminar ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: Relevance of India’s Ancient Thinking to Contemporary Strategic Reality’ in collaboration with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR....

February 27, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Seminars , International Relations , ancient India , Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam , Hinduism , Indian civilization , Yoga psychology , Advaita Vedanta
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