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Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam Ki Oar – 2.0 Manilaxmi Tirth Declaration | 19th October 2023

Under the guidance of Spiritual Sovereign His Holiness Jainacharya Yugbhushansuriji, Jyot, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), India Foundation (IF) and Gitarth Ganga, came together in a Conclave to deliberate over the concept of...

October 19, 2023
Tags: multipolar world order, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, Historical and Civilisational Studies
Vimarsh on Practical Gaṇita vs Religious Mathematics
Rohith Krishna

On 14th September 2023, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a Vimarsh on the topic “Practical Gaṇita vs Religious Mathematics" by Prof. C.K Raju. Prof Raju is PhD from the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata and was a member...

September 14, 2023
Tags: Practical Gaṇita, Religious Mathematics, Historical and Civilisational Studies
Hindutva and Comparative Religion
Rohith Krishna

On 23rd August 2023, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a Vimarsh lecture on ‘Hindutva and Comparative Religion’ by Prof. Arvind Sharma. Prof. Sharma, formerly of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), is the Birks Professor...

August 23, 2023
Tags: Comparative Religion, Hindutva, Hindutva ideology, religion, Historical and Civilisational Studies
Discussion on Hindutva and History
Rohith Krishna

On 9th August 2023, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a round table discussion on ‘Hindutva and Secularism’ by Prof. Arvind Sharma. Prof. Sharma, formerly of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), is the Birks Professor of...

August 9, 2023
Tags: Hindu, Hindutva, History, Historical and Civilisational Studies
Ayurveda: Holistic Science of Well Being for the World
Rohith Krishna

On 15th and 16th July, 2023, Vivekananda International Foundation organised a National conference on the Ayurveda: Holistic Science of Well Being for the World in collaboration with IIAS (Indian Institute of Advanced Studies), Shimla and...

July 15, 2023
Tags: Ayurveda, G20, holistic health, One Health, Traditional Medicine, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, 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
Panel Discussion on ‘Significance of Vedic Mathematics’
Rohith Krishna

On Thursday, 22nd June, 2023, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a panel discussion in collaboration with Draupadi Dream Trust on “Significance of Vedic Mathematics”. The event was chaired by Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF,...

June 22, 2023
Tags: Bharatiya Ganith, Education, Mathematics, Vedic Mathematics, Historical and Civilisational Studies
Discussion on Hindutva and Secularism
Rohith Krishna

On 7th June 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...

June 7, 2023
Tags: Communalism, Hindutva, religion, Secularism, Historical and Civilisational Studies
Gita for Millennia - Eleventh Lecture
Rohith Krishna

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
Vimarsh on Hindutva and Religion
Rohith Krishna

On 17th May, 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...

May 17, 2023
Tags: dharma, Hinduism, Hindutva, religion, Historical and Civilisational Studies
Gītā for the Millennia, Tenth Lecture
Rohith Krishna

On 31 January 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 of the ‘Gītā,...

January 31, 2023
Tags: Bhagavad Gita, Chinmaya Mission, Geeta, Swami Mitrananda, Historical and Civilisational Studies
VIF Interaction with the visiting delegation from Iran On Interfaith Dialogue in the Historical Perspective, especially from India and Iran Point of View
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

On December 15, 2022, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized an interaction with a high level delegation from Iran. The theme of the discussion was 'Interfaith Dialogue in the Historical Perspective, especially from India and...

December 15, 2022
Tags: Conflict Avoidance, Interfaith Dialogue, Religions, Samvad, Historical and Civilisational Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy
Book Discussion – Iconic Indians
Aarushi Gupta

Book Discussion – Iconic Indians: 75 Extraordinary Individuals Who Inspired the Country by Sanjeev Sanyal and Rajesh Singh On 24th November 2022, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a book discussion on “Iconic Indians: 75...

November 24, 2022
Tags: BB Lal and Balbir Singh Dosanjh, Mihir Sen, Narratives, RC Majumdar, Syama Prasad Mukherjee, Historical and Civilisational Studies
Vedānta and Nationalism
Rohith Krishna

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
Gītā for Millenia, Ninth Lecture
Rohith Krishna

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised the ninth session of ‘Gītā for the Millennia’, an online talk series based on Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā by Swāmī Mitrānanda of Chinmaya Mission on November 14, 2022. Swāmiji began the talk with a...

November 14, 2022
Tags: Bhagavad Gita, Geeta, Swami Chinmayananda, Swami Mitrananda, Historical and Civilisational Studies
Seminar on ‘The State of Archeology in India (in 2022)’
Rohith Krishna

On 29 November, 2022, VIF organised a Seminar on ‘The State of Archeology in India (in 2022)’ led by Dr. Dilip Chakrabarty, Professor Emeritus, Department of Archeology, Cambridge University and Distinguished Fellow, VIF. The event was...

November 14, 2022
Tags: 20th century, Archaeological, Indian history, mediaeval India, valley civilisation, Vedic traditions, Historical and Civilisational Studies
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