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The Precondition to ‘Tolerate’: Remembering Swami Vivekananda’s Wisdom on September 11

The usage of the word ‘tolerance’ could be traced back to 15th century when it denoted ‘the power or capacity of sustaining’. It evolved to receive a more political meaning in the 16th century to mean ‘action of allowing; license, permissio....

September 10, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Swami Vivekananda , Chicago , Harmony , 1893 , tolerance , SEPTEMBER 11 , Parliament of World’s Religions

Gītā for the Millennia (Lecture VII)

The seventh lecture of the online talk series ‘Gītā for the Millennia’, based on Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā by Svāmī Mitrananda of Chinmaya Mission, was hosted by Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on August 29, 2022. This session was a....

September 09, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Bhagavad Gita , Gita , Swami Mitrananda

An Outline of the Development of Ancient Historical and Archaeological Studies in India

Dr Dilip K. Chakrabarti, Editor, VIF History Volumes Article

There is a wide range of studies on this topic, often contentious in various ways. Here I shall adopt a simple factual approach, outlining how the study of ancient Indian history and archaeology has developed in different stages from the mid-18th cen....

September 06, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , ancient India , archaeology , Archaeological Survey of India , Asiatic Society , Cunningham , Elphinstone , Indologists , Mauryan , Mohenjo-Daro

Perceiving Silk Road as a Pilgrimage Route to India

Rohith Krishna Article

If someone has to physically locate the Silk Road, then they would usually find a region from the main landmass of China to the ancient Roman Empire. The route in between, also touches the northern region of the Indian subcontinent as well as the Cen....

August 30, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , China , Central Asia , Buddhism , Silk Road , ancient India , Pilgrimage , South-East Asia

Examining the Confluence of Tradition and Modernity in Modern Indian Temples

Anirudh Naveen Article

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