Tamil poet honoured with Singapore’s highest cultural award

Singaporean poet and writer K.T.M. Iqbal was awarded the country’s highest cultural award Cultural Medallion, by President Tony Tan Keng Yam last week. The Tamil poet of Indian-origin who has written over 200 poems for children, and much more on love, life, and nature.

Poet Iqbal opens up to Kulasegaram Sanchayan and shares his views on his life journey.

This interview first went to air in 2014.

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