The Ikeda Research Group located within the South Asia Research Center aims to collect archival documents, books, speeches, dialogues, news, photographs, art work, paintings and memorabilia of Daisaku Ikeda, founder of Soka University, connected to his trips in South Asia beginning with his first visit to India in 1979. The Ikeda Research Group will promote young researchers working on the Founder’s ideas on peace, education, environment and value creation.