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ancient India

On March 24, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a panel discussion on ‘Dating the Kurukshetra War.' Dr Vedveer Arya, Joint Secy, Ministry of Defence (Finance), and Dr Yadubir Singh Rawat, DG Archaeological Survey o...

March 24, 2025

Tags: Historical and Civilisational Studies , ancient India , Mahabharata , Archaeological Survey of India , ASI , Kurukshetra War

Chikitsa Dharma (Medical Ethics): Insights from Ancient Indian Tradition

The Vivekananda International Foundation held an online discussion on 10th August 2020, on the subject of “Chikitsa Dharma (Medical Ethics): Insights from Ancient Indian Tradition”. The main aim of the discussion was to understand medical et...

August 10, 2020

Tags: Historical and Civilisational Studies , ancient India , Chikitsa Dharma , Medical Ethics , Holistic treatment , Ancient Ethical Principles

The Arthasastra- New Directions in Research

On 6th August 2020 VIF organised a symposium on the theme: “The Arthasastra: New Directions in Research”. The aim of the symposium, apart from briefly discussing the historical perspectives on the Arthasastra, was to shed light on the strate...

August 06, 2020

Tags: Historical and Civilisational Studies , ancient India , Arthasastra Philosophy , Historical perspectives , Kautilyas Arthasastra , Strategic Perspectives , Western civilization

Talk on Towards A New Historiography for Ancient India

Dr Navratna S Rajaram, the Boston-based Indian mathematician with a keen interest in ancient Indian history, delivered a talk on ‘Towards a New Historiography for Ancient India’ at the VIF on February 21, 2014. Debunking the Aryan Invasi...

February 21, 2013

Tags: Historical and Civilisational Studies , Panel Discussion , ancient India , Aryan Invasion Theory , Harappan architecture