Articles | Vivekananda International Foundation

Sarasvati: A Symbol of the Sacredness of the Indian Civilisation

Michel Danino, the well known author of the "Lost River: On the Trail of the Sarasvati" gave a fascinating presentation on the archeological and geological evidence regarding the existence of this once mighty river that was the life stream of the Ind....

May 01, 2010 Vimarsh , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Aryan theory , Hakkar- Ghagra , Harappan , Indus valley civilization , Lost River , Michel Danino , Sarasvati , Saraswati

Arunachal has world’s largest Shivlingam

Alluding to a prophecy in the Shiv Puran, former Arunachal MP and Congress leader Kiren Rijuju on Saturday said that the world’s largest Shivlingam has been discovered in the state. “The discovery of more than 22 feet tall lingam was made a fe....

March 23, 2010 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Arunachal , Land of Rising Sun , Chinese claim

Religious Terrorism: Civilisational Context and Contemporary Manifestations

Ajit Doval, KC - Former Director, VIF

Transcending time and space, religions have influenced civilisations-in cultural, social, material and spiritual arenas- more profoundly than any other single factor. Tangible achievements of man’s possessive and creative impulses, struggle for ....

March 11, 2010 Historical and Civilisational Studies

4th Netaji Subhash Memorial Lecture

The fourth in the Annual Netaji Subhash Memorial lecture series on Netaji’s birth anniversary – January 23 was organized at FICCI on 23 Jan 2010 by Netaji Subhash Bose – INA Trust with active support from Vivekananda International Foundation....

February 12, 2010 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Netaji Subhash Memorial Lecture

Vivekananda Jayanti Celebrations and interaction with youth

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February 12, 2010 Talks_55 , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Vivekananda Jayanti

Universal Brotherhood Day - endowment lecture by Suresh Soni

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February 12, 2010 Historical and Civilisational Studies , inetraction

Inauguration of VK Bhawan and Vivekananda International Foundation

Vivekananda International Foundation and Vivekananda Kendra Bhawan were inaugurated on December 1, 2009 by Mata Amritananda Mayi and Justice M N Venkatachaliah, the former Chief Justice of India. P. Parameshwaran, the President of Vivekananda Kendra ....

February 11, 2010 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Inauguration , M.N Venkatachaliah , Mata Amritananda Mayi

Netaji and INA: Key Catalysts of India’s Freedom

A presentation by Major Gen G D Bakshi, Deputy Director (Research), VIF

Major Gen G D Bakshi deliberated on ‘Netaji and Indian National Army(INA): Key catalysts of India’s freedom’ with a presentation on 22nd January 2010, the eve o....

February 10, 2010 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose , India’s Freedom , Indian National Army