Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

Historical and Civilisational Studies

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

Book Release | Nationalism in the Study of Ancient Indian History and Towards a Nationalist Narrative of India's Ancient Past: Including Recent Research on the Indus Civilization authored by Dr. Dilip K. Chakraborti, Prof Emeritus, Cambridge University

Rohith Krishna

On 10 October 2022, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a Book Release and Discussion on two books recently published by Aryan Books International and authored by Padmashri Dr. Dilip K. Chakraborty, Professor Emeritus of South...

October 10, 2022

Tags: Ancient Indian History, India's Ancient Past, Indian archaeologists, Indian civilisations, nationalism, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Gītā for the Millennia, Eighth Lecture

Rohith Krishna

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised the eighth session of ‘Gītā for the Millennia’, an online talk series based on Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā by Swāmī Mitrananda of Chinmaya Mission on September 21, 2022.

September 21, 2022

Tags: Bhagavad Gita, dharma, Gita, Swami Mitrananda, Historical and Civilisational Studies