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Gandhi was born on 2 October 1869. It is remarkable that even after 150 years people read and study Gandhi in the hope that they will find answers to contemporary problems. This is testimony to the universalism of Gandhi’s ideas. On Gandhi Jay....

October 01, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Morality , Bhagavad Gita , Non violence , Sarvodya , Satyagraha , Swarajya

भारत के स्वतंत्रता सेनानियों पर स्वामी विवेकानंद का प्रभाव

Dr Arpita Mitra Article

भारतीय इतिहासकारों ने देश के इतिहास में स्वामी विवेकानंद के सही स्थान और आधुनिक भारत के निर्मा....

September 22, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , स्वामी विवेकानंद , स्वतंत्रता दिवस , स्वतंत्रता संग्राम , भारतीय राष्ट्रीय आंदोलन , स्वतंत्रता सेनानी राष्ट्रवादी , महात्मा गांधी , क्रांतिकारी , हेमचंद्र घोष , अरबिंदो घोष , श्री औरबिंद

Environmental Awareness in the Vedas

A webinar was held on August 26, 2020 where the main speaker, Prof. Shashi Prabha Kumar, Dean, Sri Sankaracharya Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan gave her second lecture in the series, Indian Philosophy for Beginners, organised by....

September 04, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , UNESCO , Vedas , Environmental Awareness , Paryavarana , Atharvaveda , Indian Philosophy for Beginners

VIF Book Discussion on ‘Patterns in Past Settlements’ authored by M B Rajani

The Vivekananda International Foundation held a webinar on 20th August 2020 to discuss a book, Patterns in Past Settlements: Geospatial Analysis of Imprints of Cultural Heritage on Landscapes (forthcoming from Springer). The main speaker of th....

August 26, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Book Discussions , Cultural Heritage , archaeology , Modern technologies , Patterns in Past Settlements , Geospatial Analysis

Ayodhya Movement and National Polity

On 13th August 2020, Vimarsh was held through a webinar at VIF, on the topic “Ayodhya Movement and National Polity.” This subject was thoroughly reviewed by Shri S Gurumurthy, Economic & Political Analyst and Chairman, VIF. The Ayodhya movement h....

August 21, 2020 Vimarsh , Governance and Political Studies , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Ayodhya , S Gurumurthy , Hindutva , Hinduism , Bhoomi Pujan , Ayodhya Movement , National Polity , paradigm shift , vote bank politics , Archaeological Survey , K M Munshi

Chikitsa Dharma (Medical Ethics): Insights from Ancient Indian Tradition

The Vivekananda International Foundation held an online discussion on 10th August 2020, on the subject of “Chikitsa Dharma (Medical Ethics): Insights from Ancient Indian Tradition”. The main aim of the discussion was to understand medical ethics ....

August 17, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , ancient India , Chikitsa Dharma , Medical Ethics , Holistic treatment , Ancient Ethical Principles

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

Swami Vivekananda’s Influence on Indian Freedom Fighters

Dr Arpita Mitra Commentary

Swami Vivekananda’s true place in Indian history, his contribution in the making of modern India has not been duly assessed by Indian historians. It is impossible to fully assess the extent of his impact on the course of national or even world even....

August 14, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , Swami Vivekananda , Independence Day , freedom struggle , Indian National Movement , freedom fighters , Indian nationalists , Mahatma Gandhi , revolutionaries , Hemchandra Ghosh , Aurobindo Ghose , Sri Auribindo

The Arthasastra- New Directions in Research

On 6th August 2020 VIF organised a symposium on the theme: “The Arthasastra: New Directions in Research”. The aim of the symposium, apart from briefly discussing the historical perspectives on the Arthasastra, was to shed light on the strategic u....

August 12, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , ancient India , Arthasastra Philosophy , Historical perspectives , Kautilyas Arthasastra , Strategic Perspectives , Western civilization