Democracy is the life blood of India: ICCR chief at LU

Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) president Vinay Sahasrabuddhe spoke on democratic value and Indian tradition during his visit to the Lucknow University’s (LU) department of English and Modern European Languages on Saturday.

Reiterating the importance of country’s cultural values, the ICCR president also referred to the ancient knowledge and polity system and discussed altruistic values and humanism as the cult of Indian milieu.

During the student interface, he highlighted the role of cultural relations between nations in bridging the gap and making the world a better place to live in.

The ICCR president described India as a vibrant democracy. “This is not because of the fact that British set the system here. It is because democracy is the life blood of the Indian society,” he said.

He also elaborated upon the idea of spiritual democracy which India upholds, the experience of India and Indian-ness and also talked about the philosophy of ‘Vasudhaiv Kutumbkam’.