Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

Vivekananda International Foundation organized a webinar on 17 December 2020 on Philosophy of the Upanishads by distinguished speaker, Prof. Shashi Prabha Kumar, Dean, Sri Sankaracharya Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan. This...

December 17, 2020

Tags: Adhaytma vidya, Atman, Brahman, Katha, Mundaka, Nididhyasana, satyanvesi, shraddha, Upanishads, Vedic Literature, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Introduction to Vedic Literature: The Upanishads

Dr Arpita Mitra

On 26 November, VIF organized a lecture on ‘Introduction to Vedic Literature: The Upanishads’ by Prof Shashi Prabha Kumar, Dean, Sri Sankaracharya Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. This is part of the VIF Lecture Series ‘...

November 26, 2020

Tags: Brahmanas, mandalas, Samhitas, shakhas, suktas, Upanishad, Vedic, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Webinar on “NEP-2020 and STEM Education”

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is a milestone document for the growth and development of the nation. Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) has thus taken up issues arising out of the NEP-2020 which have a rather long-term bearing...

November 18, 2020

Tags: Atmanirbhar Bharat, Education, National Education Policy, NEP, NEP-2020, STEAM, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Talk on Vedic Feminism

Anushka Saraswat

Vivekananda International Foundation organized a talk on 19 October 2020 on Vedic Feminism by distinguished speaker, Prof. Shashi Prabha Kumar, Dean, Sri Sankaracharya Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan. This lecture is part of the...

October 19, 2020

Tags: Feminism, Vedic Feminism, Vedic period, Woman’s Participation, Historical and Civilisational Studies

India’s Musical Footprints in Asia

Dr Arpita Mitra

On 8 October, VIF organized a lecture in the ‘Understanding Indian History & Civilization’ series. Kalamandalam Shri Piyal Bhattacharya, artist, researcher and founder of Chidakash Kalalay in Kolkata, spoke on ‘India’s Musical Footprints in...

October 8, 2020

Tags: Asia, Bharata Muni, Bin-baja, Civilization, History, Indian musical, 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

Raja and Praja in the Mahabharata

Anmol Mahajan

The Vivekananda International Foundation held a Vimarsh on Raja and Praja in the Mahabharata on 5th October 2020. The speaker was Dr Bibek Debroy, Chairman, Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council.

October 5, 2020

Tags: Brahmanas, Geeta, Mahabharta, Praja, Prithvi, Raja, Rajsuya yajna, Rishi, Yudhishtira, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Holistic Health Care in India: The Way Forward

Anushka Saraswat

Vivekananda International Foundation organized a panel discussion on 30th September 2020 on ‘Holistic Health Care in India: The Way Forward’. The panelists were Dr. Arun Agarwal, Professor of Excellence, Ex-Dean, Maulana Azad Medical College...

September 30, 2020

Tags: AYUSH, Harmony, Holistic Health Care, Medicine, 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

Environmental Awareness in the Vedas

Anmol Mahajan

A webinar was held on August 26, 2020 where the main speaker, Prof. Shashi Prabha Kumar, Dean, Sri Sankaracharya Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan gave her second lecture in the series, Indian Philosophy for Beginners, organised by...

August 26, 2020

Tags: Atharvaveda, Environmental Awareness, Indian Philosophy for Beginners, Paryavarana, UNESCO, Vedas, Historical and Civilisational Studies

VIF Book Discussion on ‘Patterns in Past Settlements’ authored by M B Rajani

Anmol Mahajan

The Vivekananda International Foundation held a webinar on 20th August 2020 to discuss a book, Patterns in Past Settlements: Geospatial Analysis of Imprints of Cultural Heritage on Landscapes (forthcoming from Springer). The main speaker of the...

August 20, 2020

Tags: archaeology, Cultural Heritage, Geospatial Analysis, Modern technologies, Patterns in Past Settlements, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Ayodhya Movement and National Polity

On 13th August 2020, Vimarsh was held through a webinar at VIF, on the topic “Ayodhya Movement and National Polity.” This subject was thoroughly reviewed by Shri S Gurumurthy, Economic & Political Analyst and Chairman, VIF. The Ayodhya...

August 13, 2020

Tags: Archaeological Survey, Ayodhya, Ayodhya Movement, Bhoomi Pujan, Hinduism, Hindutva, K M Munshi, National Polity, paradigm shift, S Gurumurthy, vote bank politics, Governance and Political Studies, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Chikitsa Dharma (Medical Ethics): Insights from Ancient Indian Tradition

Anmol Mahajan

The Vivekananda International Foundation held an online discussion on 10th August 2020, on the subject of “Chikitsa Dharma (Medical Ethics): Insights from Ancient Indian Tradition”. The main aim of the discussion was to understand medical...

August 10, 2020

Tags: Ancient Ethical Principles, ancient India, Chikitsa Dharma, Holistic treatment, Medical Ethics, Historical and Civilisational Studies

The Arthasastra- New Directions in Research

Navreet Kullar

On 6th August 2020 VIF organised a symposium on the theme: “The Arthasastra: New Directions in Research”. The aim of the symposium, apart from briefly discussing the historical perspectives on the Arthasastra, was to shed light on the strategic...

August 6, 2020

Tags: ancient India, Arthasastra Philosophy, Historical perspectives, Kautilyas Arthasastra, Strategic Perspectives, Western civilization, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Indian Philosophy for Beginners

Dr Arpita Mitra

VIF has started a new lecture series called ‘Indian Philosophy for Beginners’. Lectures will be given on the Vedas, Upanisads and the Indian schools of philosophy, that will (a) introduce and explain these subjects lucidly to non-experts (...

July 30, 2020

Tags: Indian philosophy, Indian Philosophy for Beginners, Pramanas, Purvapaksha, Upanisads, Vedas, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Re-conceptualizing Religious History: Archaeological Findings from Itkhori, a Composite Sacred Space

Dr Arpita Mitra

VIF organized a talk by Professor Rupendra Kumar Chattopadhyay (Vivekananda Chair Professor of Social Science, University of Calcutta) under the VIF Lecture Series ‘Understanding Indian History & Civilization’. The talk was titled...

July 16, 2020

Tags: Bhadrakali temple, Brahmanism, Buddhism, Civilization, Itkhori, Understanding Indian History, Historical and Civilisational Studies