Articles

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

Not Fair to Equate Religion with Caste: Insights from Swami Vivekananda

Dr Arpita Mitra Article

Perhaps we are once again at that historic juncture where religion has to bear the brunt for the existence of social evils such as caste system. India was at such a juncture during the social reform movements of the late nineteenth century. We can ge....

September 25, 2023 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Upanishads , Caste system , Vedanta , Sanatana dharma , smriti , Brahminhood , social reform movements

Introduction to Charvaka Philosophy

Vivekananda International Foundation organised a talk on Jan 25, 2021, on Introduction to Charvaka Philosophy by eminent speaker, Prof. Shashi Prabha Kumar, Dean, Sri Sankaracharya Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan. This lecture wa....

June 16, 2021 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Indian philosophy , Upanishads , inetraction , Charvaka Philosophy

Talk on Philosophy of the Upanishads

Vivekananda International Foundation organized a webinar on 17 December 2020 on Philosophy of the Upanishads by distinguished speaker, Prof. Shashi Prabha Kumar, Dean, Sri Sankaracharya Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan. This lectu....

December 24, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Upanishads , Vedic Literature , Mundaka , Katha , Atman , Brahman , Adhaytma vidya , Nididhyasana , shraddha , satyanvesi

Vimarsha: Vivekananda and National Regeneration

“My faith is in the younger generation, the modern generation, out of them will come my workers. They will work out the whole problem, like lions.” VIF held the first Vimarsha of the year on January 13, 2020. The highlight of this sessi....

January 29, 2020 Vimarsh , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Swami Vivekananda , Upanishads , National Regeneration , Spiritual power , Self-realization , Salvation of India , Vocational Training

Workshop on Indian Ethos in Management and Business

Introduction

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted a two-day workshop titled ‘Indian Ethos in Management’ for scholars, students, mid-career professionals and business persons in an attempt to formulate and create a na....

October 03, 2019 Governance and Political Studies , Seminars , Seminars , Indian Ethos , Management and Business , Upanishads , Textual tradition , Civilizational state , Social responsibility , Rig Vedas

Introduction

Attaining Peace, Harmony and Happiness, the Indian way