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Talk on Introduction to Mīmāṃsā and Vedānta Philosophy

On 16th July 2021, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a lecture on ‘Introduction to Mīmāṃsā and Vedānta Philosophy’ by Prof Shashi Prabha Kumar, Dean, Sri Sankaracharya Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, New D....

February 02, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Philosophy , Vedanta , Mīmāṃsā
Buddha in Gandhara by Sunita Dwivedi; Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, 2020, 295pp.
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

‘Buddha in Gandhara’ is the fourth book by Sunita Dwivedi. She is a Silk Road traveller and has a keen interest in uncovering Buddhist heritage across India Subcontinent. This book presents an account of the ancient Buddhist cities of Gandhara�....

July 08, 2021 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Kashmir , Book Reviews , Philosophy , Buddhist , Gandhara , Buddha , Greco-Roman , Buddhas Dhamma
Introduction to Samkhya and Yoga Philosophy

Vivekananda International Foundation organised a talk on 31 May 2021 on Introduction to Samkhya and Yoga Philosophy by eminent speaker, Prof. Shashi Prabha Kumar, Dean, Sri Sankaracharya Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan. This lect....

June 23, 2021 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Yoga , Philosophy , Samkhya
A look at Sanskrit literature

On 14th April, 2021, Vivekananda International Foundation organized a webinar titled ‘A Look at Sanskrit Literature’. Welcome and opening remarks were given by Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, in which he welcomed the participants and introduce....

May 24, 2021 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , religion , Philosophy , Cultural Confluence , Epigrammatic Verse , Sanskrit Literature , Satire
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
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
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