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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

Vimarsha: Talk on ‘Why Triple Talaq should be made a Punishable Offence’, by Shri Arif Mohd. Khan

The latest session of Vimarsha Talk was organised by the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on July 19, 2019. Shri Arif Mohd. Khan, Former Union Cabinet Minister, put forth an informed argument on ‘Why Triple Talaq should be made a Punishable Offence’.

July 19, 2019

Tags: Islamic philosophy, Lok Sabha, Supreme Court, Triple Talaq

Vimarsha : New Templates For India’s National Security Management

On 13 June 2019, Ambassador PS Raghavan, Chairman, National Security Advisor Board (NSAB) delivered a monthly Vimarsha lecture on ‘New templates for India’s National Security Management’ at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF).

June 13, 2019

Tags: India, India’s National Security, Kargil War, National Security Management, New India, NSAB, PS Raghavan

Vimarsha: DRDO’s Achievements in Defence Indigenization

On, Dr G. Satheesh Reddy, Secretary, Department of Defence and Chairman DRDO was invited for a talk on ‘Achievements in Defence Indigenization’ under the aegis of the Vivekananda International Foundation’s Vimarsha lecture series.

April 11, 2019

Tags: Combat Aerial Vehicles, Defence Indigenization, DRDO, Indigenization, R&D, Research Centre Imarat

Talk on 'Jammu & Kashmir: The Big Picture', by Lt General Syed Ata Hasnain

Lt General Syed Ata Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar), former General Officer Commanding of Srinagar based 15 Corps and former Military Secretary was invited to disseminate his knowledge on Jammu and Kashmir in the March edition of the Vimarsha lecture series held at the VIF.

March 14, 2019

Tags: China, Indian Army, J&K, Jamaat-e-Islaami, Ladakh Range, Line of Control, Operation All-Out, Pakistan

‘Digital Innovation and Disruption in India’, Talk by Dr. Gulshan Rai

With the recitation of peace mantra, the monthly tradition of Vimarsha was flagged off on 11th February 2019, at the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) with a discussion on ‘Digital Innovation and Disruption in India’, which was spearheaded by Dr. Gulshan Rai, National Cyber Security Coordinator, National Security Council Secretariat.

February 11, 2019

Tags: Advanced Analytics, Block Chain, Communications Technology, Cyber Security, Cyberspace, Digital Innovation, Virtual Reality

Vimarsha: ‘India’s North-East: From Periphery to the Core’

As a part of Vivekananda International Foundatio’s (VIF) longest running series of lectures, Vimarsha, Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, Minister of Finance and Health, Government of Assam, was invited to deliberate upon India’s strategically important North-East, both from national and regional perspectives.

January 11, 2019

Tags: Act East Policy, Assam, Citizenship Act, North-East region