India, Dec. 9 -- Uttarakhand Governor Lieutenant General Gurmit Singh (Retd.) on Saturday underlined the role of public relations in interpreting India's social and cultural landscape and supporting the country's long-term development goals, during an interaction with a delegation of the Public Relations Society of India (PRSI) at Lok Bhawan.

The delegation called on the Governor to invite him to the 47th All India Public Relations Conference, which will be held in Dehradun from 13 to 15 December.

According to an official statement, the Governor said that public relations can play an important role in understanding "the soul of India", its cultural values and the emotions of its people, and in communicating these in a meaningful way. He...