Articles

Dr. Arpita Mitra, Research Fellow, VIF Article

The history of the Muslim world’s engagement with Yoga spans at least about a millennium. The purpose of this essay is to briefly recount some high points in this history, which will help put in perspective the historical interactions between Islam....

June 20, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , India , Islam , Yoga , Arab World , Patanjali , Yogasutra , Hatha Yoga , Amritakunda , Alberuni , Tahqiq-i-Hind , Abul Fazl , Ain-i-Akbari , Sufism , Arabic & Persian translation , cultural translation

Shift to Plant Based Proteins to Prevent Future Pandemics

Dr Vijay Sakhuja, Consultant, VIF Article

Three consignments of African Pangolin scales have been recently seized at ports in two Southeast Asian countries. On the first day of April, port authorities in Port Kelang, Malaysia confiscated six tons of the contraband packed in a shipping contai....

May 01, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , COVID-19 , SARS-CoV-2 virus , Vegan , Vegetarian , Lab-grown meat , Kebabs , Soy , Poultry , Satvik

What the World Needs to Revise? – Lessons from Repository of Indian Civilisation’s Thought and Praxis

Gunjan Pradhan Sinha Article

As we stand amidst a crisis owing to the pandemic caused by the rapid spread of the deadly corona virus, there lie shrouded in ignorance and oversight immense learning for the world from Indian Food Ethics- a discipline where ethics and food collide<....

April 30, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , dharma , Food Ethics , Bhojana Dharma , COVID19 , Dharmaśa̅stras , Doṣa̅s

Samvad: Global Hindu-Buddhist Initiative for Conflict Avoidance - Inter-Religious Understanding and Interdependent Sustainability, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, September 6 and 7, 2019

The III Edition of Samvad at Ulaanbaatar was a great success in many ways. In particular it cemented the relation between India and Mongolia as Spiritual Partners. It was held in the premises of Gandan Monastery in Ulaanbaatar. The pre - inaugura....

April 17, 2020 Conference , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Conflict Avoidance , Samvad , Ulaanbaatar , Global Hindu-Buddhist Initiative , Inter-Religious Understanding , Interdependent Sustainability

International Day for Monuments & Sites 2020: The Indian Scenario

Dr. Arpita Mitra, Research Fellow, VIF Commentary

In 1983, the 22nd General Conference of the UNESCO approved the establishment of the International Day for Monuments and Sites by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), the only global NGO that works for the conservation and prote....

April 16, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , UNESCO , United Nations , ICOMOS , monuments , antiquities , archaeology , conservation , heritage , space archaeology , World Heritage Sites , CAG Report 2013

Rare eBooks on VIF Website

Majumdar, R.C., Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East, Volume I: Champa, Greater India Society Publication, Lahore: The Punjab Sanskrit Book Depot, 1927.

The book deals with the Indian connection with the ancient kingdom of Cha....

April 02, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Asoka , Corporate Life in Ancient India , Cradle Tales of Hinduism , The Dance of Śiva: Fourteen Indian Essays , The Economic History of India , Ancient World , Essays in National Idealism , Foreign Notices of South India , From Colombo to Almora , India and Java , The Hindu View of Life , History of Sri Vijaya

भारत में COVID-19: रणनीति मानव व्यवहार पर केंद्रित होनी चाहिए

Dr. Arpita Mitra, Research Fellow, VIF Article

कोरोना वायरस महामारी से उपजे वैश्विक संकट के मद्देनजर, जिम ओ'नील की भारतीय शासन व्यवस्था के बार�....

March 31, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , India , China , governance , चीन , strategy , UK , Coronavirus , Pandemic , Covid , Jim O'Neill , Public health , Civic liberties , Social distancing , Lock down , Behavioral fatigue , Isolation , Quarantine , कोरोना वायरस महामारी

Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam Revisited: Exploring India’s Soft Power Assets

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 ....

March 27, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Seminars , Bollywood , Yoga , Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam , India’s Soft Power Assets , Ayurveda

Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam - Relevance of India’s Ancient Thinking to Contemporary Strategic Reality

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

The adoption of 21st June as International Day of Yoga by the United Nations General Assembly in 2014, in response to an India-led resolution with a record high number of co-sponsors, was a landmark event. In this backdrop, it is all the more importa....

March 27, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Book Published , United Nations General Assembly , International Day of Yoga , Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam , India’s Ancient Thinking , Contemporary Strategic Reality

History of Ancient India-VIII : Sculpture, Painting, Terracottas, Performing Arts and Architecture

Dr Dilip K. Chakrabarti, Editor, VIF History Volumes

The present volume provides a thorough and meticulous introduction to India’s sculpture, painting, terracottas, performing arts and architecture. In each case the coverage is extensive, supported by detailed references and should lead to further re....

March 27, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Book Published , History of Ancient India , India’s sculpture