Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

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

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

The Shared Heritage of Yoga: Ideas and Practices from Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism

Dr Arpita Mitra

On the occasion of International Day of Yoga, VIF organized a talk by Professor Christopher Key Chapple (Loyola Marymount University, USA) under the VIF Lecture Series ‘Understanding Indian History & Civilization’. The talk was titled The...

June 22, 2020

Tags: Buddhism, Hinduism, International Day of Yoga, Jainism, Key Chapple, Philosophy, Shared Heritage of Yoga, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Book discussion on Dharma in Governance authored by Gunjan Pradhan Sinha

Dr Arpita Mitra

VIF organized an online book discussion on Dharma in Governance: Towards a Welfare State (Aditya Prakashan, 2018) authored by Gunjan Pradhan Sinha on 21 May 2020. The panel included the author, Prof. Arvind Sharma (McGill University), Col....

May 21, 2020

Tags: Arthasastra, Buddhism, dharma, governance, Public policies, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam Revisited: Exploring India’s Soft Power Assets

Dr Arpita Mitra

In January 2019, Vivekananda International Foundation organized the seminar Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: Relevance of India’s Ancient Thinking to Contemporary Strategic Reality to mobilize the Indian repository of ideas—ancient and modern—and bring...

March 3, 2020

March 4, 2020

Tags: Ayurveda, Bollywood, India’s Soft Power Assets, Soft Power, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, Yoga, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Book Discussion on Dilip Chakrabarti’s Ancient Rajasthan

Dr Arpita Mitra

On 24 February 2020, VIF organized a book discussion on Prof. Dilip K. Chakrabarti’s latest book Ancient Rajasthan: Research Development, Epigraphic Evidence on Political Power Centres, and Historical Perspectives (New Delhi: Aryan Books...

February 24, 2020

Tags: ancient India, Ancient Rajasthan, Feudalism, Rajputs, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Vimarsha: Vivekananda and National Regeneration

“My faith is in the younger generation, the modern generation, out of them will come my workers. They will work out the whole problem, like lions.”

January 13, 2020

Tags: National Regeneration, Salvation of India, Self-realization, Spiritual power, Swami Vivekananda, Upanishads, Vocational Training, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Talk by Ambassador Basant Gupta on Spirituality and International Politics: India’s Role

Dr Arpita Mitra

VIF organized a talk by Ambassador Basant Gupta on Spirituality and International Politics: India’s Role on 9 January 2020. The purpose was to cull out strategic insights from our ancient texts. Amb. Gupta spoke about the Bhagavad Gita. He said...

January 9, 2020

Tags: CAGE, dharma, ekam sat, International Politics, Spirituality, Yagna, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Talk on ‘Indian Impact on Chinese Art’ by Dr. Shashi Bala

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a lecture by Dr. Shashibala, Dean at the Centre of Indology, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, New Delhi, the topic being, ‘Indian Impact on Chinese Art’. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, chaired...

November 6, 2019

Tags: Buddhism, Caves in China, Chinese Art, Sanyas, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Vimarsha: Panel Discussion ‘Indraprastha- A Capital Journey’

Aakriti Vinayak

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) held its monthly ‘Vimarsha’ lecture series on 14th October 2019, which was a panel discussion that focused on a very pertinent topic ‘Indraprastha-A Capital Journey’. The topic is highly relevant for...

October 14, 2019

Tags: Alexander, Indraprastha, Mughal periods, Pandava state, Tiratha, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Talk on ‘Cave Temples in China’, by Dr. Shashi Bala, Dean, Centre for Indology, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a lecture by Dr. Shashibala, Dean at the Centre of Indology, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, New Delhi. The topic of the lecture was ‘Cave Temples in China’. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF chaired...

September 12, 2019

Tags: Atharvaveda, Cave Temples in China, Chinese narrative, Indology, Philosophical importance, Shatapatha Brahmana, Historical and Civilisational Studies