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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.

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
Vimarsha on India's Efforts towards Developing a Vaccine to Fight the Coronavirus by Prof. K Vijay Raghavan, Principal Scientific Adviser, GOI

On 10 July, 2020, the Vivekananda International Foundation conducted an online Vimarsha lecture on India's Efforts towards Developing a Vaccine to Fight the Coronavirus.The speaker for the session was Prof. K Vijay Raghvan, the Principal Scientific Adviser to the GOI. Dr Arvind Gupta initiated the session by introducing the esteemed speaker.

July 10, 2020
Tags: artificial intelligence, Coronavirus Vaccine, Industry, MHRD, MSMEs, R&D, Sars-COV-2
Vimarsha on Story of Emergency (1975-1977): the Greatest threat to Democracy

On 25thJune, 2020, Vimarsha was held through a webinar at VIF, on the topic "Story of Emergency (1975-1977): the Greatest Threat to Democracy, How the people fought and won". It has been 45 years since the declaration of the National Emergency in India and the idea behind the event was to recall the suspension of the fundamental rights by the imposition of Emergency within India under Mrs Gandhi's administration and reminiscence the stories related to Emergency.

June 25, 2020
Tags: 1975-1977, Congress Party, Constitution, democracy, Emergency, Indra Gandhi, RSS
Virtual Vimarsha on 'Global & Indian Economy'

A special virtual edition of Vimarsh was organized on <i>Global & Indian Economy in the Post-COVID era</i> by the Vivekananda International Foundation on June 8, 2020. The public webcast brought together an eminent panel comprising of Sh. S. Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF and Independent Director, Reserve Bank of India; Member of Parliament [RS] Sh. Rajeev Chandrashekhar, Vice Chairman, Centre for Economic Studies; Ambassador Prabhat P. Shukla, Distinguished Fellow, VIF and veteran diplomat; and Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF.

June 8, 2020
Tags: Aatmanirbhar Bharat, COVID-19, Economic Recovery, Global Economy, Indian Political Economy, Self-reliance, US-China Decoupling
Vimarsha: Panel Discussion on Political Stability and Transformation of Union Budget

A special edition of Vimarsh was organized on Political Stability and Transformation of Union Budget at the Vivekananda International Foundation on February 15, 2020. The public event which marked the launch of the newly set-up VIF Centre for Economic Studies, brought together an eminent panel comprising of Sh. S. Gurumurthy, Chairman, VIF; Member of Parliament [RS] Sh. Rajeev Chandrashekhar, Vice Chairman, Centre for Economic Studies; Ambassador Prabhat P. Shukla, Distinguished Fellow, VIF and Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF.

February 15, 2020
Tags: Budget 2020-21, CAD, GDP, Government, Political stability, Transformation of Union Budget, Union Budget 2020, UPA government
India’s Space Programme: Achievements and Prospects

On 17th January 2020, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) held its monthly ‘Vimarsha’ lecture series on the important subject of India’s Space Programme. Dr A.S Kiran Kumar, former Chairman ISRO, was invited to speak on the opportunities, challenges and perspectives on Indian Space missions. Dr Kiran Kumar is presently Vikram Sarabhai Prof at ISRO and a member at Space Commission as well as Governing Council of Indian Institute of Science.

January 17, 2020
Tags: Chandrayaan-1, Chandrayaan-2, India’s Space, International Space, IRNSS, ISRO, Low Earth orbit, sustainable development, UFOs
Vimarsha: Vivekananda and National Regeneration

VIF held the first Vimarsha of the year on January 13, 2020. The highlight of this session of Vimarsha was the key note address delivered by Pravarjika Divyandaprana. The topic was ‘Vivekananda and National Regeneration’.

January 13, 2020
Tags: National Regeneration, Salvation of India, Self-realization, Spiritual power, Swami Vivekananda, Upanishads, Vocational Training
Vimarsha : Discussion on Politics of Opportunism | Special Address by Shri. S. Gurumurthy

A Special Lecture by Shri S. Gurumurthy, was organized at Vivekananda International Foundation on December 27, 2019 in the latest session of the monthly Vimarsha series. Shri Gurumurthy, Chairman-VIF and Editor-Tughlak, is a senior Economic & Political Analyst, and a renowned author. He also serves as the Independent Director in the Board of Governors of the Reserve Bank of India.

December 27, 2019
Tags: Centre-State Relations, Discussion on Politics of Opportunism, National Congress, Political Theatre, Regional Parties, S. Gurumurthy
Vimarsha: Panel Discussion ‘Indraprastha- A Capital Journey’

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 our times as there is an absolute neglect of understanding the ancient historicity of our capital city.

October 14, 2019
Tags: Alexander, Indraprastha, Mughal periods, Pandava state, Tiratha
Vimarsha: ‘Need for Hindu Buddhist Alliance in Sri Lanka and World Over’

In the run-up to the ‘SAMVAD-III: Global Hindu Buddhist Initiative on Conflict Avoidance and Environment Consciousness’, which will be held from 6th to 8th September 2019 at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, the VIF held its monthly Vimarsha on 22 August 2019.

August 22, 2019
Tags: Buddhism in Hinduism, Conflict Avoidance, Environment Consciousness, Hindu Buddhist Alliance, Religions, SAMVAD-III, Swadeshi Jagran Manch
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