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On 18th April 2022, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted the second talk on ‘Gītā for the Millennia’; an online talk series based on Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā by Svāmī Mitrananda, Chinmaya Mission. In his introductory remarks duri....

April 25, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Bhagavad Gita , Gita , Chinmaya Mission , Svāmī Mitrananda , Arjuna

नेताजी सुभाष चंद्र बोस और भारत में आर्थिक योजना

Dr Arpita Mitra Article

पिछले कुछ दशकों में नेताजी सुभाष चंद्र बोस पर सार्वजनिक चर्चा उनकी मृत्यु के विवाद में इस कदर उ�....

February 18, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , नेताजी सुभाष चंद्र बोस , समाजवाद , योजना आयोग , आर्थिक योजना , पंचवर्षीय योजना , हरिपुरा संबोधन

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

Congrats Mr Tirumurti for defending an Orphaned Civilisation

S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

You, the United Nations, cry about Islamophobia, Christianophobia, anti-Semiticism – all three Abrahamic religions. But what about non-Abrahamic religious phobias – the anti-Hindu, anti-Sikh and anti-Buddhist? You should see that also.” Approxi....

January 24, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Islamophobia , Christianophobia , anti-Semiticism , anti-Hindu , anti-Sikh , anti-Buddhist

Routes of Exchange, Roots of Connectivity-The Archaeology of Ancient India’s Trade Networks by Dr. Marike van Aerde

On 19th January 2022 Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted Dr. Marike van Aerde for a talk on ancient trade connectivity and the integral role played by the Indian Subcontinent in these exchanges. The Director, Dr. Arvind Gupta’s openin....

January 21, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Conferences , East Africa , Buddhism , Indian Subcontinent , Trade networks , Indian Ocean Trade

‘Gītā for the Millennia’ by Swami Mitrananda

On 6th January 2022, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted ‘Gītā for the Millennia’; an online talk series based on Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā by Swami Mitrananda, Chinmaya Mission. In his introductory remarks during the event, Dr. Ar....

January 12, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Vedas , Upanisads , Bhagavad Gita , Gita , Chinmaya Mission , Swami Mitrananda , Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā , achutam

Understanding Indian Heritage: Shedding the Colonial Past

Rishika Dhumal Commentary

The Indian subcontinent was largely colonised by the British Empire for almost two centuries and an official establishment for archaeology was introduced by Alexander Cunningham, a British army engineer. He was the founder of the Indian Archaeologica....

December 15, 2021 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , archaeology , Post-colonialism , Rouletted Ware

भारतवर्ष का विचार

Dr Dilip K. Chakrabarti, Editor, VIF History Volumes Article

एक ऐसे व्यक्ति के रूप में जिसको अपने भारतीय पासपोर्ट पर पाकिस्तान की यात्रा करना लगभग असंभव है, ....

October 12, 2021 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , भारत , भारतवर्ष , दाइमाबाद , विष्णुपुराण

इतिहास के पृष्ठ से: भगत सिंह केवल मात्र एक क्रान्तिकारी या युवाओं के प्रणेता

Akanksha Bajpai Article

आधुनिक समय में महाविनाश और महासृजन एक दूसरे के प्रतिद्वंदी बनकर आमने-सामने खड़े हैं। इनमें से �....

October 07, 2021 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , शहीद भगत सिंह , सेवा एवं समर्पण , राष्ट्रभक्ति , स्वतन्त्रता सेनानी , युवा एवं प्रेरणात्मक संदेश , भारतीय राष्ट्रीय आन्दोलन

Metaphors of Reverence: A Tale of Two Civilisational Gestures

Rohith Krishna Article

Reverence to others comes out as what one has inherited and learned from their elders or ancestors. As Martin Heidegger puts it, “In giving thanks, the heart gives thought to what it has and what it is.”¹ The praxis of revering would v....

September 16, 2021 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Tradition , Modernity , Inheritance , Progress