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Talk on Vedic Feminism

Vivekananda International Foundation organized a talk on 19 October 2020 on Vedic Feminism by distinguished speaker, Prof. Shashi Prabha Kumar, Dean, Sri Sankaracharya Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan. This lecture is part of the ....

January 27, 2021 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Vedic Feminism , Woman’s Participation , Vedic period , Feminism

Concentration: An Important Component in Swami Vivekananda’s Idea of Education

Dr Arpita Mitra Commentary

Tomes have been written on Swami Vivekananda’s concept of education. Pages have been filled with his quotations related to education. But have any of them been worked out on the ground? There could be individual or local instances, but we do not ye....

January 11, 2021 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , Swami Vivekananda; 12 January; Vivekananda’s birth anniversary; education; concentration; meditation; mind; mind & its control; training of the mind

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

Introduction to Vedic Literature: The Upanishads

On 26 November, VIF organized a lecture on ‘Introduction to Vedic Literature: The Upanishads’ by Prof Shashi Prabha Kumar, Dean, Sri Sankaracharya Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. This is part of the VIF Lecture Series ‘Philosoph....

December 23, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Brahmanas , Upanishad , Samhitas , Vedic , shakhas , suktas , mandalas

India’s Musical Footprints in Asia

On 8 October, VIF organized a lecture in the ‘Understanding Indian History & Civilization’ series. Kalamandalam Shri Piyal Bhattacharya, artist, researcher and founder of Chidakash Kalalay in Kolkata, spoke on ‘India’s Musical Footprints in A....

December 10, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Asia , Civilization , History , Indian musical , Bharata Muni , Bin-baja

Webinar on “NEP-2020 and STEM Education”

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is a milestone document for the growth and development of the nation. Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) has thus taken up issues arising out of the NEP-2020 which have a rather long-term bearing on th....

December 08, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Seminars , Atmanirbhar Bharat , Education , National Education Policy , NEP , NEP-2020 , STEAM

गांधी जी की समकालीन प्रासंगिकता

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

महात्मा गांधी जी का जन्म 2 अक्टूबर 1869 ईस्वी में हुआ था। यह उल्लेखनीय है कि उनके जन्म के 150 वर्षों क�....

November 06, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , नश्वरता। भगवद्गीता।अहिंसा। सर्वोदय। सत्याग्रह। स्वराज्य

Raja and Praja in the Mahabharata

The Vivekananda International Foundation held a Vimarsh on Raja and Praja in the Mahabharata on 5th October 2020. The speaker was Dr Bibek Debroy, Chairman, Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council. The event was initiated by Dr Arvind Gu....

November 05, 2020 Vimarsh , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Raja , Praja , Mahabharta , Brahmanas , Yudhishtira , Prithvi , Geeta , Rajsuya yajna , Rishi , Vimarsh

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

Webinar on “NEP-2020 –Towards Holistic Education”

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is a milestone document in the context of nation-building. VIF has thus planned to take up, in a series of webinars, issues arising out of the NEP-2020 which have a rather long-term bearing on the country’s ....

October 19, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Seminars , Swami Vivekananda , STEM , Gandhi , National Education Policy , Holistic Education , NEP-2020 , Nation-Building , Gurukul system