Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

On November 27, 2024 the Vivekananda International Foundation in collaboration with the Habibi Center, hosted a commemorative Indonesia joint seminar, celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relations between India and Indonesia. The seminar served...

November 27, 2024

Tags: Civilization, Habibi Center, India Indonesia relations, Indo-Pacific, Indonesia Trade, strategic partnership, International Relations and Diplomacy

Book discussion on Discovering India Through the Bharatiya Lens: Breaking the Colonial and Marxist Myth

Saudiptendu Ray, Research Associate, VIF

On May 15, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a discussion on the book titled ‘Discovering India Through the Bharatiya Lens: Breaking the Colonial and Marxist Myth,' a book by Dr. Kamlesh Kumar Bajaj published by Prakhar...

May 15, 2024

Tags: Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Civilization, Indian history, Swami Vivekananda, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Book Discussion on ‘Indus Basin Uninterrupted- A History of Territory and Politics from Alexander to Nehru’ By Uttam Kumar Sinha

Heena Samant, Research Associate, VIF

On 17th August, 2021, Vivekananda International Foundation organized a book discussion on ‘Indus Basin Uninterrupted- A History and Politics from Alexander to Nehru’ By Dr Uttam Kumar Sinha. The opening remarks were given by Dr Arvind Gupta,...

August 17, 2021

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, archives, Civilization, Climate Change, Climate Change, History, hydrology, Indus Basin, irrigation, knowledge and power, Politics, technology, Water

India’s Musical Footprints in Asia

Dr Arpita Mitra

On 8 October, VIF organized a lecture in the ‘Understanding Indian History & Civilization’ series. Kalamandalam Shri Piyal Bhattacharya, artist, researcher and founder of Chidakash Kalalay in Kolkata, spoke on ‘India’s Musical Footprints in...

October 8, 2020

Tags: Asia, Bharata Muni, Bin-baja, Civilization, History, Indian musical, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Re-conceptualizing Religious History: Archaeological Findings from Itkhori, a Composite Sacred Space

Dr Arpita Mitra

VIF organized a talk by Professor Rupendra Kumar Chattopadhyay (Vivekananda Chair Professor of Social Science, University of Calcutta) under the VIF Lecture Series ‘Understanding Indian History & Civilization’. The talk was titled...

July 16, 2020

Tags: Bhadrakali temple, Brahmanism, Buddhism, Civilization, Itkhori, Understanding Indian History, Historical and Civilisational Studies

UIHC Lecture Series, ‘Debates on Ancient India’ by Prof. Dilip K Chakrabarti

Prof. Dilip K. Chakrabarti, recently awarded with the honour of ‘Padma Shree’, Professor Emeritus of South Asian Archaeology, University of Cambridge and Distinguished Fellow, VIF, gave a talk on ‘Debates on Ancient India’, as part of the VIF...

February 27, 2019

Tags: Aryan hypothesis, Civilization, Understanding Indian History, Historical and Civilisational Studies

The Study of Ancient India: Erroneous Perceptions and the Reality - A Talk by Dr. Dilip K Chakrabarti

In his talk, delivered at Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on August 31, 2011, Dr. Dilip K Chakrabarti, Professor Emeritus of South Asian Archaeology, Cambridge University made out a strong case for presenting the history of ancient...

August 31, 2011

Tags: ancient India, Archaeological Society, Arthasastra, Civilization, Historical and Civilisational Studies