Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

On 18 May 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 & 5 of the ‘Gītā...

May 18, 2023

Tags: Gita for Millennia, Karma Sanyas, Yoga, Historical and Civilisational Studies

International Yoga Day

Anushka Saraswat

Vivekananda International Foundation organized a panel discussion on June 21, 2021, to commemorate International Yoga Day. The eminent speakers in the panel were Swami Atmalokananda, President, Ramakrishna Society Vedanta Centre and Dr Arpita...

June 21, 2021

Tags: Indian Tradition, International Yoga Day, Swami Atmalokananda, Swami Vivekananda, Yoga, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Introduction to Samkhya and Yoga Philosophy

Anushka Saraswat

Vivekananda International Foundation organised a talk on 31 May 2021 on Introduction to Samkhya and Yoga Philosophy by eminent speaker, Prof. Shashi Prabha Kumar, Dean, Sri Sankaracharya Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan. This...

May 31, 2021

Tags: Philosophy, Samkhya, Yoga, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam Revisited: Exploring India’s Soft Power Assets

Dr Arpita Mitra

In January 2019, Vivekananda International Foundation organized the seminar Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: Relevance of India’s Ancient Thinking to Contemporary Strategic Reality to mobilize the Indian repository of ideas—ancient and modern—and bring...

March 3, 2020

March 4, 2020

Tags: Ayurveda, Bollywood, India’s Soft Power Assets, Soft Power, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, Yoga, Historical and Civilisational Studies