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Historical and Civilisational Studies
Nationalists not Marxists: Celebrating the Centenary of the Ghadar Revolution - 1913-2013
April 2013 announces the centenary of the Ghadar Party – one of the most riveting symbols of Indian defiance against colonial oppression. What makes the Ghadar movement an enduring symbol in the imagination of youth is the fact that it was waged in....
April 24, 2013 Historical and Civilisational Studies
Vimarsha: “Decolonising the Indian Mind” with Prof. Kapil Kapoor, former Pro-Vice Chancellor, JNU
On 16 March 2013, VIF welcomed Prof. Kapil Kapoor, former Pro-Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University and Editor in Chief of the Encyclopedia of Hinduism, as the guest speaker on its Vimarsha series of talks by eminent persons.....
March 22, 2013 Vimarsh , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Encyclopedia of Hinduism , Indian Mind , Self-knowledge
‘Indophobia’ and Its Expressions
The hideous massacre of unarmed Indian Satyagrahis who had gathered at Jallianwala Bagh to show their displeasure at draconian laws adopted by the British government in India is much in the news these days. The British Prime Minister’s visit....
February 26, 2013 Historical and Civilisational Studies
Vimarsha: 'Swami Vivekananda on Women: Meeting the Contemporary Challenges' a talk by Shri Dhanendra Kumar
With the gruesome Delhi gang-rape of last December shaking up the conscience of this very nation, also providing a strong stimulus for course correction measures, a talk on 'Swami Vivekananda on Women: Meeting the Contemporary Challenges' was organiz....
January 31, 2013 Vimarsh , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Nation Building , Swami Vivekananda on Women , 150th birth anniversary , Civilizational ethos
Vivekananda: Essence and Significance
In a few days time Swami Vivekananda’s 150th birth anniversary celebrations shall be launched all over the country. Behind the grandeur and colour of every commemorative celebration lies the deeper truth of the significance of the person....
December 27, 2012 Historical and Civilisational Studies
Acquiring the Heritage Tag – is it enough?
Early December 2012 a United Nations Committee ‘tasked with protecting the world’s oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, craftsmanship and knowledge of nature’ added twenty new items to the world List of the Intangible Cultural He....
December 14, 2012 Historical and Civilisational Studies
Is Verrier Elwin Still Relevant? –A Study of the Bhils of Jhabua
Verrier Elwin dedicated his life first to live with Maria and Muria tribals of Bastar (both groups belong to the Gond family) and then the tribals of the North East in what is now Arunachal Pradesh. Pt. Nehru had a liking for and faith in Elwin and ....
October 17, 2012 Historical and Civilisational Studies
Man and Environment in India: Past Traditions and Present Challenges
Civilisation has been at times described as a ‘type of relationship.’ In his classic ‘Civilisations: culture, ambition and the transformation of nature’, historian and scholar of civilisations Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, chose to look at....
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