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Hindu-Buddhist Philosophy on Conflict Avoidance and Environment Consciousness

Driven by the myopia of profits and an ego that craves superiority over fellow brethren, man is leading a life of wanton devastation, and going through what is perhaps the most violent time in history. At stake is not just our own lives and values, b....

February 12, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Environment Consciousness , Conflict Avoidance , Book Published , Hindu-Buddhist Philosophy , Democratic tradition , Universal responsibility

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

Talk by Ambassador Basant Gupta on Spirituality and International Politics: India’s Role

VIF organized a talk by Ambassador Basant Gupta on Spirituality and International Politics: India’s Role on 9 January 2020. The purpose was to cull out strategic insights from our ancient texts. Amb. Gupta spoke about the Bhagavad Gita. He s....

January 14, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , dharma , Spirituality , International Politics , Yagna , CAGE , ekam sat

व्यावहारिक देशभक्ति: स्वामी विवेकानंद की 157वीं जयंती पर उनकी स्मृति

Dr Arpita Mitra Article

दिसंबर 1892 में स्वामी विवेकानंद तत्कालीन त्रावणकोर रियासत की राजधानी त्रिवेंद्रम की यात्रा कर �....

January 10, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , birth anniversary; 12 January , National Youth Day , patriotism , service to the nation , call to the youth , serving the poor , स्वामी विवेकानंद की 157वीं जयंती

Practical Patriotism: Remembering Swami Vivekananda on his 157th birth anniversary

Dr Arpita Mitra Commentary

In December 1892, Swami Vivekananda was visiting Trivandrum, the capital of the then Princely State of Travancore. This was right before his visit to Kanyakumari, where, during the Christmas of 1892, sitting on “the last bit of Indian rock” ^....

January 10, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , Swami Vivekananda , birth anniversary; 12 January , National Youth Day , patriotism , service to the nation , call to the youth , serving the poor

The Kural and Ethics

Pradeep Kumar Gautam Article

Introduction

The Thirukkural by Thiruvalluvar, also known as the Kural is a powerful and compact Tamil text from South India which has survived and thrived over 2,000 years. This work of outstanding brevity cons....

January 02, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Kural , Aram , dharma , morals , ethics

Dilip K. Chakrabarti, The Borderlands and Boundaries of the Indian Subcontinent. New Delhi, Aryan Books International, 2018. 232pp.

Prof K Warikoo

Prof. Dilip Chakrabarti has undertaken a stupendous task of studying and recording the borderlands and boundaries of the sub-continent right from the Hindu Kush and Karakoram through Chitral, Gilgit, Hunza, Ladakh, and Arunachal Pradesh upto the Arak....

December 30, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Book Reviews , Tajikistan , Ladakh , Gilgit-Baltistan , Indian Subcontinent , Borderlands , Karakoram , Hindu Kush

Supreme Court’s Verdict on Ramjanmbhoomi and its Impact on Nepal

Prof Hari Bansh Jha Commentary

The recent verdict as given by India’s Supreme Court to allow the construction of Lord Ram’s temple at in Ayodhya has been heartily welcomed by over a billion-plus Hindus in India and other parts of the world, including in Nepal. In Janakpur, the....

November 29, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , Ayodhya-Janakpur connection , Ramjanambhoomi in Nepalese heart

Talk on ‘Indian Impact on Chinese Art’ by Dr. Shashi Bala

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a lecture by Dr. Shashibala, Dean at the Centre of Indology, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, New Delhi, the topic being, ‘Indian Impact on Chinese Art’. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, chaired the ....

November 19, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Buddhism , Chinese Art , Sanyas , Caves in China

Vimarsha: Panel Discussion ‘Indraprastha- A Capital Journey’

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) held its monthly ‘Vimarsha’ lecture series on 14th October 2019, which was a panel discussion that focused on a very pertinent topic ‘Indraprastha-A Capital Journey’. The topic is highly relevant for....

November 06, 2019 Vimarsh , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Indraprastha , Alexander , Mughal periods , Tiratha , Pandava state