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Obituary: Pravrajika Atmaprana, Biographer of Sister Nivedita, Passes Away in Delhi

Pravrajika Atmaprana, a senior nun of Sri Sarada Math, passed away at the age of 96 on the morning of 13 May at Ramakrishna Sarada Mission, New Delhi. She is widely loved and respected and will be remembered for decades to come for her remarkable ....

May 15, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Pravrajika Atmaprana , Sister Nivedita’s Biographer , Ramakrishna Sarada Mission

Commentary: Exploring India-Russia cultural linkages at 70

Dr Arpita Mitra Commentary

The historic city of Saint Petersburg was recently the venue for the Third Conference of Indologists organized by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). Since 2015, the ICCR has been organizing a series of annual conferences of Indologists....

May 03, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , India-Russia cultural linkages , ICCR , Conference of Indologists , Indo-Russian ties

Commentary: Swami Vivekananda’s Impressions about China and Japan

Dr Arpita Mitra Commentary

Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902) was a widely-travelled person. For someone who had not even seen the age of forty, to have travelled so widely in India and other parts of the world was not altogether a chance happening. It was part of the task he was d....

May 02, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , Swami Vivekananda; Vivekananda on China and Japan

Panel Discussion on India’s Cultural Linkages

On 5 April 2018, a panel discussion on India’s cultural linkages was organized at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF). The panelists were Dr. Shashi Bala, Dean, Centre for Indology, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and Ms. Masooma Rizvi, artist an....

April 12, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Cambodia , Ramayana in ASEAN , India’s Cultural Linkages , Buddhist stupas

A talk on ‘Netaji's Contribution to the Freedom Moment’ by Dr. Kalyan De

On 10 February 2017, Dr. Kalyan De, a US-based Netaji enthusiast and engineer by profession, delivered a refreshingly insightful talk on Netaji Subash Chandra Bose’s inimitable contribution to India’s freedom struggle. Quoting extensively from th....

March 24, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Congress , Jawaharlal Nehru , Gandhi , Netaji Subash Chandra Bose , India’s freedom movement

Sister Nivedita on Aspects of Civic Nationalism

Dr Arpita Mitra

Sister Nivedita (1867-1911), one of the foremost disciples of Swami Vivekananda, is well-known for her contribution to the Indian national movement. That she inspired the Indian youth of her times to take up the national cause through her writings an....

March 21, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Nivedita’s inspiration , Vivekananda , nationalism , Sister Nivedita on Aspects , Civic Nationalism , Arpita Mitra , Sister Nivedita

Discussion on Vivekananda International Foundation ‘History of Ancient India’ Series

In 2013, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) published the first five volumes of its multi-volume History of Ancient India Series. Three of the remaining six volumes are to come out shortly and the last three are scheduled to be out....

March 09, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Book Discussions , Protohistoric Foundations , Indian history , History of Ancient India , Sculpture , Terracottas , Painting , Architecture

VIMARSHA: ‘Sister Nivedita’s Thought on Nationalism, Nationhood, Education and its Relevance in Contemporary Times’

Talk by Pravrajika Divyanandaprana, Monastic Member of Ramakrishna Sarada Mission and Principal, Nivedita Vidyamandir, New Delhi Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, welcomed the speaker and introduced the theme. He highlighted that in today’s world....

February 05, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Vimarsha , nationalism , Sister Nivedita , Education , Nationhood

Counsels from the Life of Swami Vivekananda for the Indian Youth

Pravas Kumar Mishra

Swami Vivekananda was a monk who travelled extensively in the most interior parts of India, which inevitably shaped his conscience about the uniqueness of Indian culture, spirituality and civilisation. He could see the greatness of India even at the ....

January 25, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Swami Vivekananda , Indian values , Bharat Mata

Panel Discussion to Commemorate the 155th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a panel discussion to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda on 12 January 2018. The eminent speakers in the panel were Dr. Swapan Dasgupta, Member of Rajya Sabha, Dr. K Subrahm....

January 16, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Conferences , Seminars , Swami Vivekananda , India’s soft power , Indian civilization , World Parliament of Religions , 1893 , Yoga Education