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The Ruler’s Gaze: A Study of British Rule Over India From a Saidian Perspective |Author: Arvind Sharma, HarperCollins India, 2017, New Delhi| ISBN: 978-93-5264-102-4, 427 pp, Price - ₹552
Rohith Krishna, Young Professional, VIF

Introduction
The seminal work of Edward Said titled Orientalism, which was first published in 1978 established itself as a canonical text of Cultural Studies. It studied the nature of Western insidious attitude towards the East, an approa....

September 20, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Book Reviews , Traditional , cultural studies , Orientalism , social Darwinism
India's Contribution to World Thought and Culture (Abridged and Revised Edition)

On the occasion of the inauguration of the Swami Vivekananda Rock Memorial in 1970, the Vivekananda Kendra Prakashan Trust published a book, India’s Contribution to World Thought and Culture, that contained about 70 articles by well-known experts o....

September 13, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Swami Vivekananda , Indian history , Book Published , Indian cultural , World Thought and Culture
Maharaja Ranjit Singh: The Rise of the Sikh Empire and The Military History of The Punjab
RNP Singh

Ranjit Singh was the most adventurous, audacious, and sagacious ruler of the Indian subcontinent since Chandragupta Maurya. Like the Kohinoor he wore, he was a gem among rulers. He rose like a bright and brief firmament when India became a part of th....

September 13, 2022 Governance and Political Studies , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Punjab , Book Published , Indian Subcontinent , Afghan , Ranjit Singh , Chandragupta Maurya , Sikh Empire
The Vedic doctrine of the creative Sacrifice of Purusha and the Christian doctrine of redemptive Sacrifice of Yeshua as the keystones of Hinduism and Christianity

On August 30th, 2022 Vivekananda International Foundation organised a talk titled “The Vedic doctrine of the creative Sacrifice of Purusha and the Christian doctrine of redemptive Sacrifice of Yeshua as the keystones of Hinduism and Christianity....

September 12, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Vedic doctrine , doctor habilitatus , Christian
भारत की स्वतंत्रता : सुभाष चन्द्र बोस और आईएनए
Raghvendra Singh, Senior Fellow, VIF Article

भारत में अंग्रेज, आजाद हिन्द फ़ौज (आईएनए) के अस्तित्व से लेकर उनसे जुड़ी हर खबर को छिपाने का प्रयास ....

September 12, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , भारत , जापान , आजाद हिन्द फ़ौज , आईएनए , अंग्रेज , सुभाष चन्द्र बोस
The Precondition to ‘Tolerate’: Remembering Swami Vivekananda’s Wisdom on September 11
Rohith Krishna, Young Professional, VIF Article

The usage of the word ‘tolerance’ could be traced back to 15th century when it denoted ‘the power or capacity of sustaining’. It evolved to receive a more political meaning in the 16th century to mean ‘action of allowing; license, permissio....

September 10, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Swami Vivekananda , Chicago , Harmony , 1893 , tolerance , SEPTEMBER 11 , Parliament of World’s Religions
Gītā for the Millennia (Lecture VII)

The seventh lecture of the online talk series ‘Gītā for the Millennia’, based on Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā by Svāmī Mitrananda of Chinmaya Mission, was hosted by Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) on August 29, 2022. This session was a....

September 09, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Bhagavad Gita , Gita , Swami Mitrananda
An Outline of the Development of Ancient Historical and Archaeological Studies in India
Dr Dilip K. Chakrabarti, Editor, VIF History Volumes Article

There is a wide range of studies on this topic, often contentious in various ways. Here I shall adopt a simple factual approach, outlining how the study of ancient Indian history and archaeology has developed in different stages from the mid-18th cen....

September 06, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , ancient India , archaeology , Archaeological Survey of India , Asiatic Society , Cunningham , Elphinstone , Indologists , Mauryan , Mohenjo-Daro
Perceiving Silk Road as a Pilgrimage Route to India
Rohith Krishna, Young Professional, VIF Article

If someone has to physically locate the Silk Road, then they would usually find a region from the main landmass of China to the ancient Roman Empire. The route in between, also touches the northern region of the Indian subcontinent as well as the Cen....

August 30, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , China , Central Asia , Buddhism , Silk Road , ancient India , Pilgrimage , South-East Asia
Examining the Confluence of Tradition and Modernity in Modern Indian Temples
Anirudh Naveen Article

India as a country is renowned for its diversity, both in terms of geographical habitats and its social composition. This diversity rests on interplay of several factors, including economic, political and social structures that have been nurtured ove....

August 24, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Ayodhya , dharma , Tradition , Bharat , shrine , sacred , mandir , Akshardham , Somnath
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