whatever it is. I have a thick skin, because like I said, it’s been 20 years, I know my heart, I know my intention, I always have and I know my work. I feel like I always go ahead with having a clean conscience. And most of my public friends also do the same thing. And I say that to young kids everywhere because I feel like social media has its vices and virtues – both right? Like the virtues of it is it brings the world together, information comes to you at lightning speed. But there are vices and I see so many young kids getting completely influenced or upset because of comments and what people might think. The only think I always say is, you have to prioritise and see what is really important. Are these people sitting behind the anonymity of a computer, telling you look terrible or telling you… do they matter really? And that’s the question to teach young kids at that very vulnerable time, especially as teenagers and stuff. I feel like that’s something that we as a society, as parents, as people who care, have to really focus on.
How would you like your influence to be used the most? I feel like influence is an extremely important power and it has a lot of responsibility that comes with it. It doesn’t have the responsibility that heads of states might have because obviously, you know, we’re not lawmakers, we can’t change those things – but we can influence. I’ve always hoped to be able to use my influence in terms of philanthropy, in terms of creativity in the arts, to be able to, if I have opinions as a citizen of the world, to be able to speak about my opinions and to maybe give people perspective that they might not have seen because of my travels or because of the people that I might meet. And I feel like I try and do that as much as I can.
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What is the most important issue for you? Education for the children of the world. I feel like there are so many displaced kids right now, especially at this time, that’s a whole generation of children that will not have the chance at a future and which makes them extremely vulnerable to extremists and radical ideas. And we have to care about the children who are born into displacement, who are born into war, who are born into violence or even poverty and give them the opportunity to have a future, because that’s where the world is going.
Who do you discuss these issues with? I think I discuss it with everyone. I could sit and have tea with you and have a conversation. I rely a lot on my team in India and in America. They’ve always been my bouncing boards. But I keep my eyes and ears open to just listening to different perspectives. I love people and I love how differently people can think and I’ve always been I guess, a learner. Knowledge is something I enjoy very much.
How is it being an ambassador for Unicef? So being an ambassador is a couple of things. I don’t think a lot of people understand and I’m glad you asked me this question. What celebrities do? What is their real job when it comes to philanthropy? I take a lot of cameras with me, I take a lot of pictures, I put it out in the world. We’re not someone who can change too much but what we do is - me and all the other ambassadors before me – we go to places of crisis. We take our time from our lives and we volunteer that time to go to places of crisis so that we can bring attention and have you guys write about it. So we are highlighting, at least for me, the voices of
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those children that didn’t probably get the opportunity to have their voices magnified as much as they do when I tell their story. So that’s the job of an ambassador, is to use your platform to magnify the voices of people that might not have it.
What are you most thankful for? For my entire life. I’m thankful for every single thing I have. The fact that I can drink clean water, the fact that I have food or shelter or clothes or just the privilege of being able to have an opinion. I am so thankful for just the opportunity of being able to wake up every day and live a very healthy and privileged life.
Are you afraid that too many privileges might spoil you? Not yet. I come from an extremely middle class, normal, ordinary background. My parents were military physicians, we’ve grown up in barracks and my family is still there. I know that when I finish work and I go back home, I have the ability to sit on the floor with my hand on my mother and she’s putting oil on my hair and we are talking about stories and eating food and if I say something silly I’ll be tapped on my head and another samosa will be put in my mouth. I love having the normalcy of family. My family is most integral to me, even with my husband and his side of the family we’re very, very tight. And I think that’s what keeps you really grounded. When you have people around you that tell you, ‘Come back down to earth.’
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