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Vimasha: Dr. Bibek Deb Roy’s talk on ‘Understanding the Ancient Indian Texts: Puranas and the Bhagavad Gita’

Dr. Bibek Deb Roy, eminent scholar and Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, gave a talk on the Bhagavad Gita. He announced at the outset that he would not deal with the ‘big things’ about the Gita—dharma, karma, tyaga, ....

June 29, 2018 Vimarsh , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Bibek Deb Roy , Bhagavad Gita , Ancient Indian , Puranas , Vedanta tradition , Mahabharata
Yoga and an Indian Framework of Ethics
Dr Arpita Mitra Commentary

In September 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and the world by surprise when he proposed the adoption of an International Yoga Day (IYD) that will help create a change in lifestyle and consciousness, ....

June 21, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , International Yoga Day , Yoga , Yog
70 वर्ष पश्चात् भारत-रूसी संस्कृतियों के जुड़ावों की ख़ोज
Dr Arpita Mitra Commentary

सेंट पीटर्सबर्ग का ऐतिहासिक शहर हाल ही में भारतीय सांस्कृतिक सम्बन्ध परिषद यानी इंडियन काउंस�....

June 08, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , भारत-रूस वार्षिक सम्मलेन , भारत-रूस सम्बन्ध
चीन और जापान के बारे में स्वामी विवेकानंद के विचार
Dr Arpita Mitra

स्वामी विवेकानंद (1863-1902) ने बहुत यात्राएं की थीं। जो व्यक्ति 40 वर्ष भी जीवित नहीं रहा हो, उसके लिए भ�....

May 25, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , स्वामी विवेकानंद , विवेकानंद की चीन यात्रा
Obituary: Pravrajika Atmaprana, Biographer of Sister Nivedita, Passes Away in Delhi
Dr Arpita Mitra Article

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
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