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To India, with Love
Full of love for local dogs, Felicity Maxwell-Schalck from Australia, who currently lives in Chennai, has a deep connection with India and believes that her journey is still evolving. Team Culturama caught up with Felicity for a quick tete-a-tete
Can you share your early experiences in India? We lived in India (New Delhi) when I was a child. My parents and extended family have always loved it here. Moving to the South was different though; all our experiences of Indian culture had been mostly in the North. We visited Chennai before we moved and talked with some friends already living here. I think of India as being incredibly rich and diverse in culture. However, prior to living here I did not truly realise just how diverse the country was from state to state. Each is really like its own country.
What’s your take on Indian food? We have a large Indian population in Australia, especially in larger cities like Sydney and Melbourne. So you can get really fantastic authentic Indian food if you know where to go! Nothing compares to actually being here though. Have you taken part in Indian festivals? We arrived here in June of 2019 and enjoyed a few festivals, including Pongal. Because we were relatively new, we just enjoyed it at home with our
Felicity and Joachim
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February 2021 | CULTURAMA
