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Examining the Confluence of Tradition and Modernity in Modern Indian Temples

India as a country is renowned for its diversity, both in terms of geographical habitats and its social composition. This diversity rests on interplay of several factors, including economic, political and social structures that have been nurtured ove....

August 24, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Ayodhya , dharma , Tradition , Bharat , shrine , sacred , mandir , Akshardham , Somnath

Understanding Hinduphobia

Prof. Jeffery D. Long

The term Hinduphobia is subject to discussion in various domains. The discourse of Hinduphobia, like other discourses of phobia, is no more restricted to News channels; instead, we see the discourse becoming popular in academia and International poli....

August 03, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Vedanta , Podcast , Islamophobia , Hinduphobia , Religious Criticism

Diversity within the Indian Subcontinent: Gandhara Region, its Art and Architecture

Rishika Dhumal Article

The Indian Subcontinent has always been at the crossroads of some major trade networks, such as the Silk Routes trade as well as the Indian Ocean trade. The Silk Routes trade and the Indian Ocean trade have both been looked at separately by most scho....

July 21, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Gandharan art , Diversity , Patron Portraits , Cultural exchanges

‘Gītā for the Millennia’ (Lecture VI)

The sixth session of the online talk series ‘Gītā for the Millennia’, based on Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā by Svāmī Mitrananda of Chinmaya Mission was held on 1 July 2022. In this session, Svamji continued the discussion of the third chapter of ....

July 14, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Conferences , Gita , Chinmaya Mission , Swami Mitrananda , Swami Chinmayananda

Talk on ‘Asia as Method: Towards Deimperialisation and its Afterlife’

The Vivekananda International Foundation organised a talk titled ‘Asia as Method: Towards Deimperialisation and its Afterlife’ by Professor Chen Kuan-Hsing on 20 June 2022. Prof. Chen is an academic from Taiwan, who specialises in inter-Asian cul....

July 14, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Samvad , inter-Asian , cultural studies

Mohinī on a Swing: Between the Singularity and Plurality of Desire(s)

Rohith Krishna Article

“We bow to the god whose sign is a sea serpent, To Kāma , who makes the gods Śiva, Brahmā and Viṣṇu slaves in dark chambers of doe-eyed women; To Kāma, whose marvelous artifice eludes all words”

June 30, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Bhagavad Gita , Desires , Kama , Moha , Modern , Traditional , Swami Chinmayananda , Happiness

New Focus on Hindu Studies

Kalyan Viswanathan

The academic study of Hinduism is the subject of numerous ongoing debates and initiatives increasingly taking place on a global scale. Hence, many crucial questions may arise when we think of conceiving the academic discipline called Hindu Studies. T....

June 29, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Indian Constitution , Research , Hindu Studies , Tradition , Podcast , university , Western academia , IKS , Discipline , social sciences , European Enlightenment

Swami Vivekananda: A Short Life Sketch

Ruveer Vohra Commentary

“The great secret of true success, of true happiness, is this: the man or woman who asks for no return, the perfectly unselfish person, is the most successful.” &nb....

June 24, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , Swami Vivekananda , Yoga , tolerance , Ramakrishna Mission

‘Gītā for the Millennia’ (Lecture V)

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised the fifth session on ‘Gītā for the Millennia’, an online talk series based on Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā by Svāmī Mitrananda of Chinmaya Mission on June 10, 2022. In this session, Svāmīji f....

June 20, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Gita , Chinmaya Mission , Swami Mitrananda , Millennia , Shree Krishna , Ajuna

‘Gītā for the Millennia’ (Lecture IV)

On 12th May, 2022, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized the fourth session on ‘Gītā for the Millennia, an online talk series based on Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā by Svāmī Mitrananda of Chinmaya Mission. Svāmīji began the lectu....

May 31, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Bhagavad Gita , Gita , Chinmaya Mission , Swami Mitrananda