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Buddhism and India’s Soft Power Diplomacy

India has always been aware of the need to avoid using military might as the cornerstone of its foreign policy since gaining independence. The values of peaceful coexistence have governed India since Jawaharlal Nehru's Panchsheel principles. Though I....

March 31, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , India , China , SCO , Buddhism , Soft Power , shinzo abe , Diplomacy , Nalanda

The Decline and Reclamation of the Discourse on Duties

Rohith Krishna Article

Introduction: The Conflict between Rights and Duties

Unlike the language of rights that have received great momentum in the contemporary world, the language of duty is seemingly less popular. The notion where rights are met through the f....

March 22, 2023 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Human Rights , Mahatma Gandhi , Mahabharata , UDHR , Duties

Cultural Entrepreneurship for Shaping Brand India

Arunima Gupta

This Podcast features Arunima Gupta, Principal at Network of Indian Cultural Enterprises (NICEorg). NICEorg works towards strengthening cultural entrepreneurship in India by promoting and empowering cultural entrepreneurs through training, funding, n....

March 09, 2023 Historical and Civilisational Studies , G20 , Atmanirbhar Bharat , Podcast , Cultural Economy , Cultural Entrepreneurship , Softpower

How Ayurveda can Power the Development of a Global Health Culture

Dr. P Ram Manohar Article

The Global Burden of Disease Study reveals that people live longer but with more diseases. The global burden of disease is shifting from infectious diseases to non-communicable diseases; chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke, can....

February 10, 2023 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , dharma , G20 , Ayurveda , SDGs , health , Nature , Environment , AYUSH , biodiversity

Gītā for the Millennia, Tenth Lecture

On 31 January 2023, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised the tenth session of ‘Gītā for the Millennia’, an online talk series based on Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā by Swāmī Mitrānanda of Chinmaya Mission. The Chapter 4 of the ‘....

February 06, 2023 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Bhagavad Gita , Geeta , Chinmaya Mission , Swami Mitrananda

The Unbroken Guru-Sishya tradition and The Continuity of Bharatvarsha

S Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF Article

Bharatvarsh, the nation that is today Bharat, has an antiquity dating back to the Vedic period -- at least 3500 years before. There is no land and people on this earth who have been aligned like Bharatvarsh and Bharatiyas. Their alignment has an anti....

February 01, 2023 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Swami Vivekananda , Indian Civilisation , Upanishad , Guru Sishya tradition , Bharatvarsha , Purana , Sanatan

India: Mother of Democracy @G20

Dr Hitashi Lomash Commentary

India is a country of 1.3 billion people, and the value of democracy and rule of law is embedded in its culture. The country has been a champion of democracy and the rule of law at every international forum. At the G20 Summit in Osaka last year, Prim....

January 17, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , India , democracy , G20 , civilizational roots , Nyayasutras , public opinion , public reasoning

VIF Interaction with the visiting delegation from Iran On Interfaith Dialogue in the Historical Perspective, especially from India and Iran Point of View

On December 15, 2022, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized an interaction with a high level delegation from Iran. The theme of the discussion was 'Interfaith Dialogue in the Historical Perspective, especially from India and Iran P....

December 26, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Conflict Avoidance , Samvad , Religions , Interfaith Dialogue

Seminar on ‘The State of Archeology in India (in 2022)’

On 29 November, 2022, VIF organised a Seminar on ‘The State of Archeology in India (in 2022)’ led by Dr. Dilip Chakrabarty, Professor Emeritus, Department of Archeology, Cambridge University and Distinguished Fellow, VIF. The event was conducted ....

December 26, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Seminars , Indian history , Archaeological , 20th century , mediaeval India , valley civilisation , Vedic traditions

Gītā for Millenia, Ninth Lecture

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised the ninth session of ‘Gītā for the Millennia’, an online talk series based on Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā by Swāmī Mitrānanda of Chinmaya Mission on November 14, 2022. Swāmiji began the talk....

December 23, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Bhagavad Gita , Geeta , Swami Mitrananda , Swami Chinmayananda