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Vimarsh - The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World by William Dalrymple
Saudiptendu Ray, Research Associate, VIF

On November 25, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a Vimarsh on the book ‘The Golden Road: How Ancient India transformed the world' by Mr. William Dalrymple, a renowned historian, writer, broadcaster, curator and...

November 25, 2024
Tags: Buddhism, Nalanda, Sanskrit, Silk Road, The Golden Road, William Dalrymple, Historical and Civilisational Studies
Book Release of History of Ancient India (11 Volume Series)
Saudiptendu Ray, Research Associate, VIF

On April 9, 2024, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a book release of one of VIF’s flagship projects, History of Ancient India (an 11-volume book series), edited by Prof. Dilip Chakrabarti. The books were formally released by...

April 9, 2024
Tags: Ajit Doval, Book Release, History of Ancient India, Indian civilization, Nalanda, Takshila, Historical and Civilisational Studies
Discussion on Hindutva and Caste
Rohith Krishna

On 5th July 2023, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a Vimarsh public lecture on ‘Hindutva and Religion’ by Prof. Arvind Sharma. Prof. Sharma, formerly of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), is the Birks Professor of...

July 5, 2023
Tags: Caste, Casteism, Hindutva, Nalanda, Historical and Civilisational Studies
Talk on ‘Chinese Masters in India’ by Dr. Shashi Bala

During her third lecture Dr. Shasi Balas spoke on Chinese pilgrims who came to India in search of Buddhist sutra texts and to pay homage to the sacred land. She spoke about Chinese monks Faxian, Zuanxang, Yijing and relatively less-known...

October 29, 2018
Tags: Chinese Masters, Gandhara, Kashmir, Nalanda, Historical and Civilisational Studies
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