He is an I.C.C.R. empanelled artiste under the Ministry of external affairs, Govt. of India.
The statue of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was donated by The Indian Council for Cultural Relations, India, in collaboration with The National Federation of Indian American Associations and The Embassy of India, USA.
Indian | Indian Ocean | Second Vatican Council | World Boxing Council | United States National Research Council | Indian National Congress | National Research Council | Indian Air Force | Indian Army | Indian Navy | Privy Council of the United Kingdom | British Council | French and Indian War | British Indian Army | Cultural Revolution | Indian Railways | Council of Trent | Council of Europe | Indian Territory | National Security Council | Indian people | public relations | Legislative Council | Privy Council of England | Greater London Council | Council on Foreign Relations | West Indian | Lord President of the Council | United States National Security Council | Legislative Council of Hong Kong |
In the early years, it was largely privately funded by its members, later on it was received government funding, and from organisations like Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), and the Ford Foundation, and recently from the corporate sector.
Himachal Som '61 (former Indian Ambassador to Italy, father of Vishnu Som, NDTV anchor) and husband of Dr. Reba Som, Director of Indian Council for Cultural Relations' Rabindranath Tagore Centre in Kolkata.