Articles

The Decline and Reclamation of the Discourse on Duties

Rohith Krishna, Research Assistant, VIF Article

Introduction: The Conflict between Rights and Duties

Unlike the language of rights that have received great momentum in the contemporary world, the language of duty is seemingly less popular. The notion where rights are met through the f....

March 22, 2023 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , Human Rights , Mahatma Gandhi , Mahabharata , UDHR , Duties

Swami Vivekananda’s Influence on Indian Freedom Fighters

Dr Arpita Mitra Commentary

Swami Vivekananda’s true place in Indian history, his contribution in the making of modern India has not been duly assessed by Indian historians. It is impossible to fully assess the extent of his impact on the course of national or even world even....

August 14, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , Swami Vivekananda , Independence Day , freedom struggle , Indian National Movement , freedom fighters , Indian nationalists , Mahatma Gandhi , revolutionaries , Hemchandra Ghosh , Aurobindo Ghose , Sri Auribindo

Remnants of a Separation: A History of the Partition through Material Memory, Aanchal Malhotra, Harper Collins Publishers, India, Pages 400, Price Rs 799/-.

Rajesh Singh

It was Elie Wiesel who had said, “Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilisation, no society, no future.” The Holocaust survivor would know, as would those in India and Pakistan who went through the trauma of ....

November 13, 2017 Governance and Political Studies , India , Pakistan , Book Reviews , Mahatma Gandhi , 1947 , Islamic nation

‘Nehru: A Troubled Legacy’: Book Release

A book, Nehru: A Troubled Legacy, authored by Shri R.N.P. Singh, Senior Fellow, VIF, was formally released by Hon’ble Shri Vijai Kapoor, former Lieutenant Governor Delhi, at a simple ceremony held in the auditorium of Vivekananda International Foun....

August 21, 2015 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Book Discussions , Jawaharlal Nehru , Mahatma Gandhi , Nehru: A Troubled Legacy , Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel , Dr. Rajendra Prasad , Jayaprakash Narayan