Dr Karan Singh President, Indian Council for Cultural Relations INDIA’S CULTURAL AMBASSADOR

March 2014 \ Cover Story \ COVER STORY—Dr Karan Singh

Dr Karan Singh President, Indian Council for Cultural Relations INDIA’S CULTURAL AMBASSADOR

“Philosophers must become kings … or those now called kings must genuinely and adequately philosophize…” —Plato in The Republic

“Value education is missing in the country, our youth needs it”

While India’s diasporic policies are focused on two main segments, i.e. the descendants of the indentured workers and the modern day emigrants, another segment is somewhat overlooked. You’ve often spoken about the ancient migrations to the South East Asian countries as a “powerful cultural force”. Is it time to engage on that front as well?