Indian history
Seminar on ‘The State of Archeology in India (in 2022)’

On 29 November, 2022, VIF organised a Seminar on ‘The State of Archeology in India (in 2022)’ led by Dr. Dilip Chakrabarty, Professor Emeritus, Department of Archeology, Cambridge University and Distinguished Fellow, VIF. The event was conducted in...

India's Contribution to World Thought and Culture (Abridged and Revised Edition)

On the occasion of the inauguration of the Swami Vivekananda Rock Memorial in 1970, the Vivekananda Kendra Prakashan Trust published a book, India’s Contribution to World Thought and Culture, that contained about 70 articles by well-known experts of...

Vimarsh New Frontiers in Public Debate

There is always a purpose, an objective and a target audience behind the exercise of writing and publishing any book. Measured against these classical parameters, the book on 'Vimarsh' might appear a bit different from the normal. Yes, it is so in...

Discussion on Vivekananda International Foundation ‘History of Ancient India’ Series

In 2013, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) published the first five volumes of its multi-volume History of Ancient India Series. Three of the remaining six volumes are to come out shortly and the last three are scheduled to be out the...

Commentary: Sister Nivedita’s Ideas on Writing Indian History

“One of the first tasks before the Indian people is the rewriting of their own history.” - Sister Nivedita Sister Nivedita (1867-1911) is one of the most well-known disciples of Swami Vivekananda. She was born as Margaret Elizabeth Noble in Northern...

भारतीय सभ्यता और संविधान

पारंपरिक भारत ही आज के भारत का उद्भव और स्रोत है। यही भारत के अस्तित्व की रीढ़ है। दार्शनिक स्तर पर यही उसकी आत्मा है। यदि अत्यधिक आधुनिकता से अंधे हो गए ‘आधुनिक’ भारतीय सभी परंपराओं को पिछड़ी बताकर खारिज नहीं करते और उनका असर महसूस करने से चूक नहीं...

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