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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 , The Hindu View of Life , The Economic History of India , The Dance of Śiva: Fourteen Indian Essays , India and Java , History of Sri Vijaya , From Colombo to Almora , Foreign Notices of South India , Essays in National Idealism , Cradle Tales of Hinduism , Corporate Life in Ancient India , Asoka , Ancient World
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 , चीन , कोरोना वायरस महामारी , UK , strategy , Social distancing , Quarantine , Public health , Pandemic , Lock down , Jim O'Neill , Isolation , India , governance , Covid , Coronavirus , Civic liberties , China , Behavioral fatigue
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 , Yoga , Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam , India’s Soft Power Assets , Bollywood , 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 International Day of Yoga , United Nations General Assembly , Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam , India’s Ancient Thinking , Contemporary Strategic Reality , Book Published , Historical and Civilisational Studies
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 , India’s sculpture , History of Ancient India
Insights from Sri Ramakrishna
Dr. Arpita Mitra, Research Fellow, VIF Article

Indian scriptures and texts contain a rich fund of ideas that can help us navigate through the practical-moral labyrinth of life. Modern saints continue to illumine our minds with insightful solutions to ethical problems. No exception in this respect....

March 26, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Violence , strategy , Sri Ramakrishna , Evil , ethics , dharma
COVID-19 in India: Strategy Has to Address Human Behavior
Dr. Arpita Mitra, Research Fellow, VIF Commentary

In the wake of the global crisis triggered by the novel Coronavirus pandemic, Jim O’Neill’s comments about Indian governance was not only uncharitable but also uncalled for.1 The discussion was about how Western countries should learn ....

March 24, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Governance and Political Studies , Commentary , UK , strategy , Social distancing , Quarantine , Public health , Pandemic , Lock down , Jim O'Neill , Isolation , India , governance , Covid , Coronavirus , Civic liberties , China , Behavioral fatigue
व्यावहारिक देशभक्ति: स्वामी विवेकानंद की 157वीं जयंती पर उनकी स्मृति
Dr. Arpita Mitra, Research Fellow, VIF Article

दिसंबर 1892 में स्वामी विवेकानंद तत्कालीन त्रावणकोर रियासत की राजधानी त्रिवेंद्रम की यात्रा कर ....

January 10, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , स्वामी विवेकानंद की 157वीं जयंती , serving the poor , service to the nation , patriotism , National Youth Day , call to the youth , birth anniversary; 12 January
Practical Patriotism: Remembering Swami Vivekananda on his 157th birth anniversary
Dr. Arpita Mitra, Research Fellow, VIF Commentary

In December 1892, Swami Vivekananda was visiting Trivandrum, the capital of the then Princely State of Travancore. This was right before his visit to Kanyakumari, where, during the Christmas of 1892, sitting on “the last bit of Indian rock” ....

January 10, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , Swami Vivekananda , serving the poor , service to the nation , patriotism , National Youth Day , call to the youth , birth anniversary; 12 January
The Kural and Ethics
Pradeep Kumar Gautam Article

Introduction
The Thirukkural by Thiruvalluvar, also known as the Kural is a powerful and compact Tamil text from South India which has survived and thrived over 2,000 years. This work of outstanding brevity cons....

January 02, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , morals , Kural , ethics , dharma , Aram
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