Articles | Vivekananda International Foundation

The Covid crisis has spread gloom and despair. Despondency is natural. So many people have died. The bad news is pouring in from all sides. In many families, several members have passed away within a few days. The virus is spreading to rural populati....

May 24, 2021 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , Vivekananda , Covid , Civil Society , Sewa , Sikh culture

भारत को वीर सपूतों की नहीं, यद्यपि “वीर माताओं” की जरूरत है।

Akanksha Bajpai Article

विश्व के अधिकांश देश मई माह के द्वितीय रविवार को “मातृदिवस” के रूप में मनाते हैं। हमारा देश �....

May 10, 2021 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , मातृदिवस , भारत की माताएं , महाकाव्य महाभारत , रामायण , माता जयबंता बाई , माता जीजाबाई , विचार और संस्कार

The Death of a ‘Progressive’ and ‘Secular’ Ancient Indian Historian

Dr Dilip K. Chakrabarti, Editor, VIF History Volumes Commentary

The death of a retired professor of ancient Indian history of Delhi University and a card-carrying member of the Communist Party of India, D. N Jha, generated a lot interest in the media. The reason of this media attention, which is unusual in view o....

March 09, 2021 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , communists , DN Jha , ICHR , nationalists , revivalists , secularists

Holistic Health Care in India: The Way Forward

Vivekananda International Foundation organized a panel discussion on 30th September 2020 on ‘Holistic Health Care in India: The Way Forward’. The panelists were Dr. Arun Agarwal, Professor of Excellence, Ex-Dean, Maulana Azad Medical College & Fo....

February 22, 2021 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Harmony , Holistic Health Care , Medicine , AYUSH

एकाग्रता : स्वामी विवेकानंद के शिक्षा के विचार में एक महत्त्वपूर्ण घटक

Dr Arpita Mitra Article

टोम्स ने स्वामी विवेकानंद की शिक्षा की अवधारणा के बारे में लिखा है। शिक्षा के बारे में उनकी उक्�....

February 12, 2021 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , स्वामी विवेकानंद। 12 जनवरी। विवेकानंद जयंती। शिक्षा। एकाग्रता। ध्यान। मन। मन और उस पर नियंत्रण। मन को साधना।

Talk on Vedic Feminism

Vivekananda International Foundation organized a talk on 19 October 2020 on Vedic Feminism by distinguished speaker, Prof. Shashi Prabha Kumar, Dean, Sri Sankaracharya Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan. This lecture is part of the ....

January 27, 2021 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Vedic Feminism , Woman’s Participation , Vedic period , Feminism

Concentration: An Important Component in Swami Vivekananda’s Idea of Education

Dr Arpita Mitra Commentary

Tomes have been written on Swami Vivekananda’s concept of education. Pages have been filled with his quotations related to education. But have any of them been worked out on the ground? There could be individual or local instances, but we do not ye....

January 11, 2021 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , Swami Vivekananda; 12 January; Vivekananda’s birth anniversary; education; concentration; meditation; mind; mind & its control; training of the mind

Talk on Philosophy of the Upanishads

Vivekananda International Foundation organized a webinar on 17 December 2020 on Philosophy of the Upanishads by distinguished speaker, Prof. Shashi Prabha Kumar, Dean, Sri Sankaracharya Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan. This lectu....

December 24, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Upanishads , Vedic Literature , Mundaka , Katha , Atman , Brahman , Adhaytma vidya , Nididhyasana , shraddha , satyanvesi

Introduction to Vedic Literature: The Upanishads

On 26 November, VIF organized a lecture on ‘Introduction to Vedic Literature: The Upanishads’ by Prof Shashi Prabha Kumar, Dean, Sri Sankaracharya Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. This is part of the VIF Lecture Series ‘Philosoph....

December 23, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Brahmanas , Upanishad , Samhitas , Vedic , shakhas , suktas , mandalas

India’s Musical Footprints in Asia

On 8 October, VIF organized a lecture in the ‘Understanding Indian History & Civilization’ series. Kalamandalam Shri Piyal Bhattacharya, artist, researcher and founder of Chidakash Kalalay in Kolkata, spoke on ‘India’s Musical Footprints in A....

December 10, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Asia , Civilization , History , Indian musical , Bharata Muni , Bin-baja