Articles

Vimarsh on Nation's Strategic Thought: Perspectives from Ancient India

On September 26, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a Vimarsh on "Nation's Strategic Thought: Perspectives from Ancient India" by Lt. Gen. Ajai Kumar Singh (Retd) PVSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM. He retired from the Indian Army as Gene....

September 30, 2024 Vimarsh , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Swami Vivekananda , ancient India , Ram Rajya , Nation Strategic Thought , Rigveda , Yajurveda

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

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....

August 14, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , Janakpur , Lord Ram , Ram Rajya , Hindus of Nepal , Sita Ram , Bhoomi Pujan , Silver bricks from Nepal

Modi Heralds a New Narrative for India

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....

August 07, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , Ram Mandir , PM Modi , Secularism , Atmanirbhar Bharat , Bhumi Poojan , Ram Rajya