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Asian Buddhist Media Conclave – Mindful Communication for Conflict Avoidance and Sustainable Development

Organised by the International Buddhist Confederation in association with the VIF, and attended by luminary intellectuals like Dr Dhammapiya and Dr S Gurumurthy, the Conclave delved into the salience of mindful communication in conflict avoidance and....

August 28, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Seminars , Conflict Avoidance , sustainable development , Asian Buddhist Media Conclave

UIHC Lecture Series, ‘Dharma & Ecology’ by Dr. Pankaj Jain

The first in a new VIF lecture series ‘Understanding Indian History & Civilisation’ was a talk on ‘Dharma and Ecology’ by Dr. Pankaj Jain, Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy & Religion, University of North Texas, USA. Dr. Arvind Gu....

August 24, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Civilisation , dharma , Understanding Indian History , Ecology , Hindu Communities

Samvad: the Fourth Symposium held in Tokyo - A Report

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

In 2015, Prime Minister Modi and Prime Minister Abe of Japan had mooted a unique idea of a holding a regular dialogue on ‘Samvad’ amongst Asians to discuss conflict avoidance, and philosophical and cultural heritage of Buddhism and Hinduism, the ....

July 13, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Conflict Avoidance , Samvad

योग और नैतिकता का भारतीय स्वरूप

Dr Arpita Mitra

सितंबर, 2014 में प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी संयुक्त राष्ट्र महासभा में गए और पूरी दुनिया अचंभे मे�....

July 10, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , अंतरराष्ट्रीय योग दिवस , योग की परंपरा

Constitution, Judiciary and the Memories of Congress Rule

Dr Makkhan Lal Article

Recently in a TV interview, Mr. Harish Salve said that to a few Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders he had said, “you may have got the absolute majority but please do not underestimate the destabilising powers of media, political activists, and pe....

July 09, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article

Shared Values and Democracy in Asia - 4th Samvad Conference at Tokyo

The Conference on the theme of ‘Shared Values and Democracy in Asia’ was addressed by PM Abe in which he returned to the theme that democracy in Asia was not a foreign idea introduced from the West. Prime Minister Modi in his message emphasised t....

July 08, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Conferences , democracy , Buddhism , Hinduism , shared values , Human Rights , Democracy in Asia

Talk by Dr. Shashibala, Dean, Centre for Indology, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, on ‘Echoes of Indian Culture in China’

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a lecture cum discussion by Dr. Shashibala, Dean at the Centre of Indology, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan. The topic of the lecture cum discussion was ‘Echoes of Indian Culture in China’. Dr. Arvind Gu....

July 04, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Buddhism , Chinese culture , Echoes of Indian Culture in China , Indian influence , Vedic studies

India’s Soft Power and Heritage: A Gift to the World

Amb Bhaswati Mukherjee Commentary

In the foreign policy context, soft power and heritage have become as important a tool of diplomacy for States as hard power. It promotes inter-cultural dialogue, essential to counter the multiple challenges to the existing world order by non-State ....

July 04, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , India’s soft power , India’s civilisation heritage

Kashmir, Nehru’s Idealism and Article 370

Dr Makkhan Lal Article

Though the State of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) is an integral part of India, Pakistan claims that it is a disputed territory, particularly the Muslim majority Kashmir Valley, while some Kashmiris and the militant groups think that they are an independent....

July 04, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Article 370 , Kashmir’s accession

Exhibition ‘India and the World’

Dr Arpita Mitra Commentary

In view of the completion of 70 years of Indian independence, the National Museum, New Delhi, conceived a project that has finally materialised as a landmark exhibition, India and the World: A History in Nine Stories (inaugurated in May 2018 i....

July 03, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , Exhibition , India and the World , New Delhi , India’s pre-modern global contact