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Globalisation and National Identities with Dr. Lokesh Chandra

Vimarsha of March 2011 saw eminent scholar of Buddhist and Cultural studies Dr. Lokesh Chandra speak on ‘Globalisation and National Identities’. While introducing the speaker, VIF Director Shri Ajit Doval observed that the selected topic was of...

March 25, 2011
Tags: Buddhist and Cultural studies, Globalisation and National Identities, Lokesh Chandra, Historical and Civilisational Studies
The Ayodhya debate was unnecessary a talk by Shri. Koenraad Elst

The Ayodhya debate was unnecessary: Koenraad Elst The talk ‘Ayodhya Verdict : How the History will judge it?’ was delivered by Shri Koenraad Elst, the noted indologist and historian, at Vivekananda International Foundation on 14th December 2010...

December 14, 2010
Tags: Ayodhya debate, Hindu nationalist, Koenraad Elst, Ram Janamasthan, Historical and Civilisational Studies
India’s Role in Emerging Paradigm: A talk with Ma. P. Parameshwaranji, President of Vivekananda Kendra

Salient excerpts of the speech by Ma. P. Parameshwaranji, President of Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari at Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi on 25th October 2010. Paradigm is among those alien idioms which enter our discourse...

October 25, 2010
Tags: India’s Role in Emerging Paradigm, Kanyakumari, Historical and Civilisational Studies
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...

April 29, 2010
Tags: Aryan theory, Hakkar- Ghagra, Harappan, Indus valley civilization, Lost River, Michel Danino, Sarasvati, Saraswati, Historical and Civilisational Studies
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 few...

March 6, 2010
Tags: Arunachal, Chinese claim, Land of Rising Sun, Historical and Civilisational Studies
Vivekananda Jayanti Celebrations and interaction with youth

January 26, 2010
Tags: Vivekananda Jayanti, 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,...

January 23, 2010
Tags: Netaji Subhash Memorial Lecture, Historical and Civilisational Studies
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 of Netaji’s...

January 22, 2010
Tags: Indian National Army, India’s Freedom, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Historical and Civilisational Studies
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...

December 1, 2009
Tags: Inauguration, M.N Venkatachaliah, Mata Amritananda Mayi, Historical and Civilisational Studies
Universal Brotherhood Day - endowment lecture by Suresh Soni

September 12, 2009
Tags: Historical and Civilisational Studies
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