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Panel Discussion on ‘Swami Vivekananda and Nation Building’

In order to commemorate Swami Vivekananda’s 156th birth anniversary this year, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a panel discussion on ‘Swami Vivekananda and Nation Building’ on 17th January 2019. Th....

January 31, 2019 Vimarsh , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Swami Vivekananda , religion , Nation Building , Vivekananda Kendra
Colonial Legacy: An Impediment to Regional Integration in South Asia
Ajay Pratap Singh Article

Introduction
South Asia was earlier as identified as Indian Sub-continent. Generally, it was identified as ‘India’ under the British Empire. 94 percent of what territorially constitutes South Asia today was governed by the British (Gu....

January 25, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , colonial legacy in South Asia , problems of South Asian integration
Sister Nivedita’s Ideas on Indian Nationhood and their Contemporary Relevance
Dr Arpita Mitra

… the issue of diversity has been played up in contemporary identity politics to such an extent that it has come to threaten the very fabric of Indian nationhood ... a skewed understanding of the subject perpetuated by the fact that if modern Indi....

January 24, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , nationalism , Sister Nivedita , Indian nationhood , unity in diversity
Swami Vivekananda’s Idea of Service
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

What is the concept of service? Swami Vivekananda says: “This is the gist of all worship — to be pure and to do good to others. He who sees Shiva in the poor, in the weak, and in the diseased, really worships Shiva; and if he sees Shiva only....

January 17, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , Vivekananda’s ideals , Idea of service
Swami Vivekananda and the New Gospel of ‘Manliness’
Dr Arpita Mitra Commentary

(This Commentary has been written to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. Before the new generation misconstrues, Manliness is truly defined as ‘Purusharth’. - Ed) On the occasion of the 156th birth annive....

January 10, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , Swami Vivekananda , Vivekananda’s message of life
संवाद – भारत और जापान ने साझे मूल्यों पर दिखाया एक जैसा रुख
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

अक्टूबऱ 2018 में प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी की आधिकारिक जापान यात्रा ने भारत-जापान विशेष रणनीति�....

December 19, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , भारत-जापान साझेदारी , संवाद सम्मेलन
UIHC Lecture Series, ‘Indian Mode of Philosophising’ by Prof. S. R. Bhatt

The second talk of the VIF lecture series, ‘Understanding Indian History & Civilisation’ (UIHC) was delivered by Prof. S. R. Bhatt, Chairperson, Indian Council of Philosophical Research, on 10 October 2018. Prof Bhatt spoke on ‘Indian mode of p....

November 12, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Civilisation , Indian philosophy , Understanding Indian History , Darsana
SAMVAD Series of Conferences - India and Japan Find a Common Language on Shared Values
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

Prime Minister Modi’s official visit to Japan in October 2018 has greatly cemented the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership. The two countries are building a relationship on common values rooted in their ancient cultures. The Vision....

November 03, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , Samvad Conferences , Hinduism-Buddhism ideplogy , Indo-Japan cooperation
Talk on ‘Chinese Masters in India’ by Dr. Shashi Bala

During her third lecture Dr. Shasi Balas spoke on Chinese pilgrims who came to India in search of Buddhist sutra texts and to pay homage to the sacred land. She spoke about Chinese monks Faxian, Zuanxang, Yijing and relatively less-known Chinese tra....

October 30, 2018 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Kashmir , Chinese Masters , Gandhara , Nalanda
Talk by Ku. Nivedita Bhide, Vice President of Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari on ‘Swami Vivekananda and his Contemporary Relevance’

In commemoration of 125 years of Swami Vivekananda’s famous Chicago speech, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), New Delhi, invited Sister Nivedita Raghunath Bhide, the Vice President of Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari to dwell upon the ....

October 26, 2018 Vimarsh , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Swami Vivekananda , Nation Building , Chicago speech , Contemporary Relevance
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