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Seminar on ‘The State of Archeology in India (in 2022)’

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

The Vedic doctrine of the creative Sacrifice of Purusha and the Christian doctrine of redemptive Sacrifice of Yeshua as the keystones of Hinduism and Christianity

Rohith Krishna

On August 30th, 2022 Vivekananda International Foundation organised a talk titled “The Vedic doctrine of the creative Sacrifice of Purusha and the Christian doctrine of redemptive Sacrifice of Yeshua as the keystones of Hinduism and...

August 30, 2022

Tags: Christian, doctor habilitatus, Vedic doctrine, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Gītā for the Millennia (Lecture VII)

Rohith Krishna

The seventh lecture of the online talk series ‘Gītā for the Millennia’, based on Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā by Svāmī Mitrananda of Chinmaya Mission, was hosted by Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on August 29, 2022. This session was a...

August 29, 2022

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

‘Gītā for the Millennia’ (Lecture VI)

Rohith Krishna

The sixth session of the online talk series ‘Gītā for the Millennia’, based on Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā by Svāmī Mitrananda of Chinmaya Mission was held on 1 July 2022. In this session, Svamji continued the discussion of the third chapter of the...

July 1, 2022

Tags: Chinmaya Mission, Gita, Swami Chinmayananda, Swami Mitrananda, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Talk on ‘Asia as Method: Towards Deimperialisation and its Afterlife’

Rohith Krishna

The Vivekananda International Foundation organised a talk titled ‘Asia as Method: Towards Deimperialisation and its Afterlife’ by Professor Chen Kuan-Hsing on 20 June 2022. Prof. Chen is an academic from Taiwan, who specialises in inter-Asian...

June 20, 2022

Tags: cultural studies, inter-Asian, Samvad, Historical and Civilisational Studies, International Relations and Diplomacy

‘Gītā for the Millennia’ (Lecture V)

Rohith Krishna

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised the fifth session on ‘Gītā for the Millennia’, an online talk series based on Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā by Svāmī Mitrananda of Chinmaya Mission on June 10, 2022. In this session, Svāmīji focussed...

June 10, 2022

Tags: Ajuna, Chinmaya Mission, Gita, Millennia, Shree Krishna, Swami Mitrananda, Historical and Civilisational Studies

‘Gītā for the Millennia’ (Lecture IV)

Rohith Krishna

On 12th May, 2022, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized the fourth session on ‘Gītā for the Millennia, an online talk series based on Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā by Svāmī Mitrananda of Chinmaya Mission.

May 12, 2022

Tags: Bhagavad Gita, Chinmaya Mission, Gita, Swami Mitrananda, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Book Discussion - Hinduism in America: A Convergence of Worlds by Prof. Jeffery D. Long

Rohith Krishna

On 9th May, 2022, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a book discussion on "Hinduism in America: A Convergence of Worlds, authored by Prof. Jeffery D. Long, Professor of Religion and Asian Studies at Elizabethtown College, U.S....

May 9, 2022

Tags: America, Hindu Americans, Hinduism, Jeffery D. Long, United States, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Gītā for the Millennia (Lecture III)

Rohith Krishna

On 2nd May 2022, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted the third talk on ‘Gītā for the Millennia’, an online talk series based on Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā by Svāmī Mitrananda, Chinmaya Mission. In this discourse, Svāmīji continued the...

May 2, 2022

Tags: Chinmaya Mission, Gita, Millennia, Historical and Civilisational Studies

‘Gītā for the Millennia’ (Lecture II)

Rohith Krishna

On 18th April 2022, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted the second talk on ‘Gītā for the Millennia’; an online talk series based on Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā by Svāmī Mitrananda, Chinmaya Mission. In his introductory remarks during the...

April 18, 2022

Tags: Arjuna, Bhagavad Gita, Chinmaya Mission, Gita, Svāmī Mitrananda, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Routes of Exchange, Roots of Connectivity-The Archaeology of Ancient India’s Trade Networks by Dr. Marike van Aerde

Rishika Dhumal

On 19th January 2022 Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted Dr. Marike van Aerde for a talk on ancient trade connectivity and the integral role played by the Indian Subcontinent in these exchanges. The Director, Dr. Arvind Gupta’s...

January 19, 2022

Tags: Buddhism, East Africa, Indian Ocean Trade, Indian Subcontinent, Trade networks, Historical and Civilisational Studies

‘Gītā for the Millennia’ by Swami Mitrananda

Rohith Krishna

On 6th January 2022, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted ‘Gītā for the Millennia’; an online talk series based on Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā by Swami Mitrananda, Chinmaya Mission. In his introductory remarks during the event, Dr. Arvind...

January 6, 2022

Tags: achutam, Bhagavad Gita, Chinmaya Mission, Gita, Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā, Swami Mitrananda, Upanisads, Vedas, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Shared Buddhist Heritage between India and Russia

Anushka Saraswat

Speakers from Russian side: Prof.

July 19, 2021

Tags: Global Initiative, Hindu-Buddhist, Samvad, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Talk on Introduction to Mīmāṃsā and Vedānta Philosophy

Rohith Krishna

On 16th July 2021, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a lecture on ‘Introduction to Mīmāṃsā and Vedānta Philosophy’ by Prof Shashi Prabha Kumar, Dean, Sri Sankaracharya Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, New Delhi...

July 16, 2021

Tags: Mīmāṃsā, Philosophy, Vedanta, Historical and Civilisational Studies