Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

On 23 November 2022, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a virtual talk on ‘Vedānta and Nationalism’ by Śrī. Śrīnāth Mohandās, Assistant Professor at the School of Ethics Governance Culture (EGCS) and Social Systems, Chinmaya...

November 23, 2022

Tags: Aurobindo, Chinmaya Mission, nationalism, Ramakrishna Mission, Swami Vivekananda, 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

Release of Russian Translation of the book “Swami Vivekananda Biography and Teachings”

Anushka Saraswat

Vivekananda International Foundation organised the virtual release of the Russian translation of the book “Swami Vivekananda Biography and Teachings” on 13th April 2021. The webinar was a collective effort of Vivekananda International...

April 13, 2021

Tags: Civilisational values, Humanity, Swami Vivekananda, Urban education, World Religions, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Swami Vivekananda and National Development

Anushka Saraswat

Vivekananda International Foundation organised a panel discussion on Jan 11, 2021 to commemorate the 158th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. The eminent speakers invited to the panel were Swami Shuddhidananda, Adhyaksha, Advaita Ashrama (...

January 11, 2021

Tags: Education, Humanity, National Development, Significance of Atman, Swami Vivekananda, Vedanta, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Webinar on “NEP-2020 –Towards Holistic Education”

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is a milestone document in the context of nation-building. VIF has thus planned to take up, in a series of webinars, issues arising out of the NEP-2020 which have a rather long-term bearing on the...

October 7, 2020

Tags: Gandhi, Gurukul system, Holistic Education, Nation-Building, National Education Policy, NEP-2020, STEM, Swami Vivekananda, Historical and Civilisational Studies

The Contemporary Relevance of Swami Vivekananda's Message

Anmol Mahajan

The Vivekananda International Foundation held a Vimarsh on 11 September 2020 on The Contemporary Relevance of Swami Vivekananda's Message for the anniversary of the historic speech given by Swami Vivekananda on, 11th September 1893 to the World...

September 11, 2020

Tags: Consciousness, Meditation, Patanjali yoga sutras, Philosophy, Sri Ramakrishna, Swami Vivekananda, Vedanta, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Vimarsha: Vivekananda and National Regeneration

“My faith is in the younger generation, the modern generation, out of them will come my workers. They will work out the whole problem, like lions.”

January 13, 2020

Tags: National Regeneration, Salvation of India, Self-realization, Spiritual power, Swami Vivekananda, Upanishads, Vocational Training, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Panel Discussion on ‘Swami Vivekananda and Nation Building’

In order to commemorate Swami Vivekananda’s 156th birth anniversary this year, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a panel discussion on ‘Swami Vivekananda and Nation Building’ on 17th January 2019. The panelists were:...

January 17, 2019

Tags: Nation Building, religion, Swami Vivekananda, Vivekananda Kendra, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Talk by Ku. Nivedita Bhide, Vice President of Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari on ‘Swami Vivekananda and his Contemporary Relevance’

In commemoration of 125 years of Swami Vivekananda’s famous Chicago speech, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi, invited Sister Nivedita Raghunath Bhide, the Vice President of Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari to dwell upon...

October 13, 2018

Tags: Chicago speech, Contemporary Relevance, Nation Building, Swami Vivekananda, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Vimarsha: Talk by Shri Swami Avdheshanand Giri ji Maharaj, Acharya Mahamandaleshwar of the Juna Akhara on ‘Desh, Samaj aur Vyakti’

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi, hosted its monthly event, Vimarsha, on in the commemoration of 125th years of Swami Vivekananda's Chicago Speech. The topic was ‘Desh, Samaj aur Vyakti’ and to speak on the topic, Swami...

September 21, 2018

Tags: Chicago speech, Desh, Indian culture, Samaj aur Vyakti, Swami Vivekananda, Tradition, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Panel Discussion to Commemorate the 155th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a panel discussion to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda on 12 January 2018. The eminent speakers in the panel were Dr. Swapan Dasgupta, Member of Rajya Sabha, Dr. K...

January 12, 2018

Tags: 1893, Indian civilization, India’s soft power, Swami Vivekananda, World Parliament of Religions, Yoga Education, Historical and Civilisational Studies