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Practical Patriotism: Remembering Swami Vivekananda on his 157th birth anniversary
Dr Arpita Mitra 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 , birth anniversary; 12 January , National Youth Day , patriotism , service to the nation , call to the youth , serving the poor
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 , Kural , Aram , dharma , morals , ethics
Dilip K. Chakrabarti, The Borderlands and Boundaries of the Indian Subcontinent. New Delhi, Aryan Books International, 2018. 232pp.
Prof K Warikoo

Prof. Dilip Chakrabarti has undertaken a stupendous task of studying and recording the borderlands and boundaries of the sub-continent right from the Hindu Kush and Karakoram through Chitral, Gilgit, Hunza, Ladakh, and Arunachal Pradesh upto the Arak....

December 30, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Book Reviews , Tajikistan , Ladakh , Gilgit-Baltistan , Indian Subcontinent , Borderlands , Karakoram , Hindu Kush
Supreme Court’s Verdict on Ramjanmbhoomi and its Impact on Nepal
Prof Hari Bansh Jha Commentary

The recent verdict as given by India’s Supreme Court to allow the construction of Lord Ram’s temple at in Ayodhya has been heartily welcomed by over a billion-plus Hindus in India and other parts of the world, including in Nepal. In Janakpur, the....

November 29, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , Ayodhya-Janakpur connection , Ramjanambhoomi in Nepalese heart
Talk on ‘Indian Impact on Chinese Art’ by Dr. Shashi Bala

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a lecture by Dr. Shashibala, Dean at the Centre of Indology, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, New Delhi, the topic being, ‘Indian Impact on Chinese Art’. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF, chaired the ....

November 19, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Buddhism , Chinese Art , Sanyas , Caves in China
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....

November 06, 2019 Vimarsh , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Indraprastha , Alexander , Mughal periods , Tiratha , Pandava state
From Indraprastha to New Delhi: The Millennial Itihasa of a Capital
Come Carpentier de Gourdon Article

sarvanyetani dharmani ksatre bharata sattam, nirashishe jivaloke dharmem vyavasthitaha; majjet trayi dandanitau hatayam sarvem dharma prakseyeyurvi rudadhaha, sarvem dharmashchshramanam hataha syuhu ksatre tyakte rajadharmem purane.....

November 01, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , ancient India , India’s historical heritage
Talk on ‘Cave Temples in China’, by Dr. Shashi Bala, Dean, Centre for Indology, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a lecture by Dr. Shashibala, Dean at the Centre of Indology, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, New Delhi. The topic of the lecture was ‘Cave Temples in China’. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF chaired the ....

October 18, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Chinese narrative , Atharvaveda , Cave Temples in China , Indology , Shatapatha Brahmana , Philosophical importance
India and China: Third Millennia of Culture and Commerce
Dr Shashibala Commentary

The Prime Minister of India, Sh. Narendra Modi and the President of China, Mr. Xi Jinping, meeting in Mahabalipuram exchanged mechanism for shaping future, unveiling dreams, deepening and strengthening relations, forging partnerships, establishing pe....

October 16, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , Ancient India-China relations , tradition of Buddhism in China
The Making of Early Kashmir: Landscape and Identity in the Rajatarangini, by Shonaleeka Kaul, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 222 pp, Rs 750 INR, 2018
Swami Narasimhananda

Kashmir has been the crest of India’s geopolitical problems, quite literally, occupying the geographical head of the country. Majority of the problem is maintained so by producing a selective propagandist hegemony and discourse by vested interests.....

October 15, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Kashmir , Book Reviews , ancient India , Rajatarangini , Historicising in India
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