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Celebrating Gandhi and his Principles
Prof Sujit Dutta, Distinguished Fellow & Editor - National Security, VIF Commentary

The 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth is an extraordinary moment for our people most of whom did not witness his towering presence, his multi-faceted work, or hear him speak on a variety of diverse issues many of which are still alive. It....

October 01, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , Gandhiji’s message , contemporary India and Gandhi’s principles
Basant K. Gupta, Timeless Wisdom from Ancient India, Laksmi di Asya Om, Italy, Second Edition, 2014, Italy. ISBN 978-88-96642-27-6, pp.235
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF

Attaining Peace, Harmony and Happiness, the Indian way
Everyone wants to be prosperous, at peace and happy, and but few manage to attain these desirable goals. Why? How can one achieve peace and harmony while leading normal life? Vedas....

October 01, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Book Reviews , ancient India , Harmony , Wisdom , Indian philosophy , Upanishads , Bhakti Yoga , Karma Yoga
Mongolia’s Buddhist Diplomacy and India’s Union of Religious and Foreign Policy
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The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), along with Indian, Japanese, and Mongolian partners, hosted its third Samvad (which, in Hindi, means “dialogue”) conference in Ulaanbaatar over last Friday and the weekend. As reported in BDG’s ne....

September 16, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , South Korea , China , Myanmar , Japan , Asia , Buddhism , Samvad , A New India , Ulaanbaatar , buddhist diplomacy , vifindia , military , mongolia , religion
Third Samvad Conclave Unites Buddhist Leaders Across Asia in Ulaanbaatar
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International delegates from Asia and Europe gathered in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar for the third Samvad conference from 6–8 September. Organized jointly by the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), Gandan Tegchenling, Ulaanbaatar’s ....

September 11, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Narendra Modi , Samvad III , Ulaanbaatar , Ambassador , Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace , Buddhism and politics , Buddhism in mongolia Dalai Lama , Vivekananda International Foundation , Peaceful coexistence , shinzo abe
The Radhakrishnan Commission’s Recommendations for the Inclusion of Comparative Religion1
Dr Arpita Mitra Commentary

On the occasion of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan’s birthday on 5 September, let us revisit an almost forgotten contribution of his. The man, whose birthday is celebrated as Teacher’s Day, had also served as the Chairperson of the University Education ....

September 05, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , Radhakrishnan Commission on education , religious education , philosophy of religion
Vimarsha: ‘Need for Hindu Buddhist Alliance in Sri Lanka and World Over’

In the run-up to the ‘SAMVAD-III: Global Hindu Buddhist Initiative on Conflict Avoidance and Environment Consciousness’, which will be held from 6th to 8th September 2019 at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, the VIF held its monthly Vimarsha on 22 August 2....

September 04, 2019 Vimarsh , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Environment Consciousness , Conflict Avoidance , SAMVAD-III , Hindu Buddhist Alliance , Swadeshi Jagran Manch , Buddhism in Hinduism , Religions
Talk on Buddhist Monasteries and Temples in Ancient Capitals of China

The 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 ‘Buddhist Monasteries and Temples in Ancient Capitals of China. Dr.....

July 22, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Buddhist Monasteries , Shashi Bala , Ancient Capitals of China , Buddhist monks , Gyanodaya
Leveraging India’s Civilisational Ethos
Mayuri Mukherjee Article

Less than a month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second swearing-in, the ongoing celebrations for the fifth iteration of the International Yoga Day1 (IYD) offer an excellent opportunity to consider how the grand narrative that he u....

June 27, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , India’s civilisational , Idea of Indian exceptionalism
Talk on ‘Faith and Empire-Tombs to Temples in China’

The 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 being, ‘Faith and Empire-Tombs to Temples in China’. Dr. Arvind Gupta....

June 25, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Temples in China , Shashibala , Ancient Capital
The Universalism of Yoga
Dr Arpita Mitra Commentary

When 21 June was first declared as International Day of Yoga (IDY), it was accepted warmly by most countries of the world. However, in India, a small section of the intelligentsia was opposed to the idea. Their understanding was that this was an atte....

June 20, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , International Yoga Day , tradition of Yoga , multi-religion Yoga
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