Articles

Vedic Prayers for Global Peace and Universa Well-being

Professor Dr. (Ms.) Shashiprabha Kumar, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

The present book intends to highlight universal Vedic vision and provide an overview of ennobling ideas enshrined in the four Vedas. It contains select Vedic mantras in Sanskrit , with Hindi and English translation, which solicit peace and welfare fo....

September 15, 2023 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Book Published , Global peace , Vedas , Culture , Sanskrit , Vedic Prayers , One Earth One Family

‘Gītā for the Millennia’ by Swami Mitrananda

On 6th January 2022, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted ‘Gītā for the Millennia’; an online talk series based on Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā by Swami Mitrananda, Chinmaya Mission. In his introductory remarks during the event, Dr. Ar....

January 12, 2022 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , Vedas , Upanisads , Bhagavad Gita , Gita , Chinmaya Mission , Swami Mitrananda , Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā , achutam

Environmental Awareness in the Vedas

A webinar was held on August 26, 2020 where the main speaker, Prof. Shashi Prabha Kumar, Dean, Sri Sankaracharya Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan gave her second lecture in the series, Indian Philosophy for Beginners, organised by....

September 04, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Interaction , UNESCO , Vedas , Environmental Awareness , Paryavarana , Atharvaveda , Indian Philosophy for Beginners

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