Swami Vivekananda had a firm conviction that salvation did not depend on the grace of God—because ‘freedom always is,’ writes Rajni Bakshi in her book, Vivekananda and Our Times.
In Eternal Religion, Karan Singh draws upon 70 years of his writing on aspects of Hinduism, to show why he believes that Hinduism is more egalitarian than perhaps any other concept known to man.
A new docu-drama, Ajit-Vivek: Tale of a Monk and a King, follows the relationship between Vivekananda and Raja Ajit Singh. But it reduces the monk to a caricature.
Capturing Vivekananda's legacy was much easier for the Sangh Parivar. The average Indian relates to him largely as a saffron-clad sanyasi. That's all RSS would like them to know.
In ‘Vivekananda: The Philosopher of Freedom', Govind Krishnan V talks about the monk's deep interest in Christian theology, topics that are arcane for lay Christians.
In India, only 17% of public sector banks and 25% of private sector banks claimed to have an internal strategy for integrating climate risks into their risk management framework.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
Both the governments expressed their commitment to strengthening their maritime cooperation to strengthen the maritime safety and security framework in the region.
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