The arts, free of political maneuverings and hidden agendas, are truly the cultural ambassadors of a country, in the real sense of the term. The Indonesian Minister of Culture & Tourism, I Gede Ardhika, and Indian Ambassador, Shyam Saran, introduced the "Friendship through Culture" theme of the Festival of India at a press conference last week. Both stressed the age-old shared heritage and cross-cultural influences between the tw