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Introduction to Vedic Literature: The Upanishads

On 26 November, VIF organized a lecture on ‘Introduction to Vedic Literature: The Upanishads’ by Prof Shashi Prabha Kumar, Dean, Sri Sankaracharya Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. This is part of the VIF Lecture Series ‘Philosoph

December 23, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies, Interaction, Brahmanas, Upanishad, Samhitas, Vedic, shakhas, suktas, mandalas
India’s Musical Footprints in Asia

On 8 October, VIF organized a lecture in the ‘Understanding Indian History & Civilization’ series. Kalamandalam Shri Piyal Bhattacharya, artist, researcher and founder of Chidakash Kalalay in Kolkata, spoke on ‘India’s Musical Footprints in A

December 10, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies, Interaction, Asia, Civilization, History, Indian musical, Bharata Muni, Bin-baja
Indian Philosophy for Beginners

VIF has started a new lecture series called ‘Indian Philosophy for Beginners’. Lectures will be given on the Vedas, Upanisads and the Indian schools of philosophy, that will (a) introduce and explain these subjects lucidly to non-experts (mainly

August 10, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies, Interaction, Vedas, Indian philosophy, Indian Philosophy for Beginners, Upanisads, Purvapaksha, Pramanas
Re-conceptualizing Religious History: Archaeological Findings from Itkhori, a Composite Sacred Space

VIF organized a talk by Professor Rupendra Kumar Chattopadhyay (Vivekananda Chair Professor of Social Science, University of Calcutta) under the VIF Lecture Series ‘Understanding Indian History & Civilization’. The talk was titled Reconceptualizi

July 24, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies, Interaction, Buddhism, Civilization, Understanding Indian History, Itkhori, Bhadrakali temple, Brahmanism
The Shared Heritage of Yoga: Ideas and Practices from Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism

On the occasion of International Day of Yoga, VIF organized a talk by Professor Christopher Key Chapple (Loyola Marymount University, USA) under the VIF Lecture Series ‘Understanding Indian History & Civilization’. The talk was titled The Shared

June 29, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies, Interaction, Buddhism, International Day of Yoga, Shared Heritage of Yoga, Hinduism, Jainism, Key Chapple, Philosophy
Book discussion on Dharma in Governance authored by Gunjan Pradhan Sinha

VIF organized an online book discussion on Dharma in Governance: Towards a Welfare State (Aditya Prakashan, 2018) authored by Gunjan Pradhan Sinha on 21 May 2020. The panel included the author, Prof. Arvind Sharma (McGill University), Col. Pradeep K

June 12, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies, Book Discussions, governance, Buddhism, dharma, Public policies, Arthasastra
Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam Revisited: Exploring India’s Soft Power Assets

In January 2019, Vivekananda International Foundation organized the seminar Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: Relevance of India’s Ancient Thinking to Contemporary Strategic Reality to mobilize the Indian repository of ideas—ancient and modern—and bring t

March 27, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies, Seminars, Soft Power, Bollywood, Yoga, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, India’s Soft Power Assets, Ayurveda
Book Discussion on Dilip Chakrabarti’s Ancient Rajasthan

On 24 February 2020, VIF organized a book discussion on Prof. Dilip K. Chakrabarti’s latest book Ancient Rajasthan: Research Development, Epigraphic Evidence on Political Power Centres, and Historical Perspectives (New Delhi: Aryan Books Internatio

March 09, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies, Book Discussions, ancient India, Ancient Rajasthan, Rajputs, Feudalism
Talk by Ambassador Basant Gupta on Spirituality and International Politics: India’s Role

VIF organized a talk by Ambassador Basant Gupta on Spirituality and International Politics: India’s Role on 9 January 2020. The purpose was to cull out strategic insights from our ancient texts. Amb. Gupta spoke about the Bhagavad Gita. He said, th

January 14, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies, Interaction, dharma, Spirituality, International Politics, Yagna, CAGE, ekam sat
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