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The Third Battle of Panipat- India’s Most Momentous Battle

On January 22, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a talk on 'The Third Battle of Panipat- India’s most momentous battle' by Col. Ajay Singh (Retd.). He has authored multiple books and over 200 articles in a wide range of genre

January 31, 2025 Historical and Civilisational Studies, Interaction, Indian history, Third Battle of Panipat, Maratha Empire
Vimarsh - The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World by William Dalrymple

On November 25, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a Vimarsh on the book ‘The Golden Road: How Ancient India transformed the world' by Mr. William Dalrymple, a renowned historian, writer, broadcaster, curator and journalist. H

December 05, 2024 Vimarsh, Historical and Civilisational Studies, Buddhism, Silk Road, Nalanda, Sanskrit, The Golden Road, William Dalrymple
Vimarsh on Nation's Strategic Thought: Perspectives from Ancient India

On September 26, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a Vimarsh on "Nation's Strategic Thought: Perspectives from Ancient India" by Lt. Gen. Ajai Kumar Singh (Retd) PVSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM. He retired from the Indian Army as Gene

September 30, 2024 Vimarsh, Historical and Civilisational Studies, Swami Vivekananda, ancient India, Ram Rajya, Nation Strategic Thought, Rigveda, Yajurveda
The Story of Indian Warfare

On September 9, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a Vimarsh on 'The Story of Indian Warfare' by Col. Ajay Singh (Retd). He is the recipient of the Rabindranath Tagore International Award for Art and Literature 2021 and the Bhar

September 17, 2024 Vimarsh, War, Alexander, Mahabharata, Indian Warfare, Marathas
Vimarsh on Life, Death and the Ashtavakra Gita

On 13th August 2024, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a Vimarsh discussing the book "Life, Death and the Ashtavakra Gita," co-authored by Dr Bibek Debroy and Hindol Sengupta. Dr Bibek Debroy is a renowned Indian economist and a sc

September 02, 2024 Vimarsh, Historical and Civilisational Studies, LIFE, Ashtavakra Gita, Death
The Indic Religious Tradition- An Outline

On 5th August 2024, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a Vimarsh on ‘The Indic Religious Tradition: An Outline’ by Prof. Arvind Sharma, Birks Professor of Comparative Religion in the School of Religious Studies at McGill Univers

August 22, 2024 Vimarsh, Historical and Civilisational Studies, Jainism, Varna, Sikhism, Indic Religious Tradition, Asrama
Relationship between Hinduism and Buddhism

On July 23, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a talk on ‘‘Relationship between Hinduism and Buddhism” by Prof. Arvind Sharma, Birks Professor of Comparative Religion in the School of Religious Studies at McGill University

August 08, 2024 Historical and Civilisational Studies, Interaction, Buddhism, Hinduism, Upanishads, Hindu Buddhist Initiative
Talk on Varna, Ashrama and the Indic Religious Tradition

On July 10, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a talk on ‘‘Varna, Ashrama and the Indic Religious Tradition” by Prof. Arvind Sharma, Birks Professor of Comparative Religion in the School of Religious Studies at McGill Univ

July 23, 2024 Historical and Civilisational Studies, Interaction, Buddhism, Jainism, Vedic traditions, Religious Tradition, Varna, Sikhism, Ashrama
The Indic Religious Tradition and the Philosophical Tradition of India

On June 24, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a talk on ‘The Indic Religious Tradition and the Philosophical Tradition of India’ by Prof. Arvind Sharma, Birks Professor of Comparative Religion in the School of Religious Stu

July 08, 2024 Historical and Civilisational Studies, Interaction, Buddhism, dharma, Hinduism, Religious Tradition, Philosophical Tradition
Vimarsh on Religion, Dharma and the Indic Religious Tradition

On 17th June 2024, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a Vimarsh lecture on ‘Religion, Dharma and the Indic Religious Tradition’ by Prof. Arvind Sharma. Prof. Sharma, formerly of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), is the Bi

July 08, 2024 Vimarsh, Historical and Civilisational Studies, religion, dharma, Arvind Sharma
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