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Australian journalist Charles Thomson reveals his profound connection with India and the reasons for his recurring visits. In an exclusive with Oneindia, Thomson explores the cultural bonds and experiences that draw him back to the vibrant and diverse landscapes of India.

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00:00 How good is your connect with India, Charles?
00:03 Hindi? Did you pick up Hindi?
00:05 Okay, I'll explain some things in Hindi.
00:07 You can speak Hindi.
00:09 Yes, yes, yes, I can speak Hindi.
00:11 The whole country wants to become English.
00:13 I don't understand.
00:14 Speak Hindi, speak Obiwashi.
00:16 Speak Mithili, speak Bhojpuri, speak Tamil, speak Telugu.
00:20 Okay, you're so deeply entrenched.
00:22 And I'll tell you a special thing.
00:24 There's a question.
00:25 Remove the 'can'.
00:27 Where should you send your child for studies?
00:30 There are four countries, right?
00:31 One is New Zealand, one is Australia, one is the UK, and one is the USA.
00:35 These are the four countries, right?
00:37 We clearly tell you to send your child to the UK or the US.
00:42 Don't send him to Australia or New Zealand.
00:44 Why?
00:45 He won't come back.
00:47 He won't come back?
00:48 You want your child to go back to Australia or New Zealand, don't send him.
00:55 I've met so many people.
00:57 I've sent my child to America, to London, to Australia.
01:02 He comes back to London or the USA, or he stays there.
01:06 The Australian says, "I'll send you a ticket, come back, Dad."
01:09 So, be careful.
01:11 If you're going to send your child to Australia or New Zealand,
01:14 he might send you a ticket, but he won't come back.
01:17 Again, what a lovely perspective.
01:19 That's why I believe Australia houses the top most livable cities across the globe.
01:25 Melbourne, I think, has the rare distinction of the most livable cities.
01:30 That's why I believe.
01:31 I went to London a couple of months ago.
01:35 What a state it was!
01:37 It was very sad.
01:38 It was very expensive, people had to work for six days, they didn't get much money.
01:42 In Australia, everything is new, you get good money,
01:45 and you get all kinds of food easily.
01:48 You couldn't believe it in London.
01:51 It's funny, in London, the British got very little.
01:56 I went to the Kensington Palace, and I thought, "High tea."
02:02 So, Mohammed and Islam served us high tea.
02:06 Both were very good people, but we were very disappointed.
02:10 The British were dying.
02:12 Some of them survived in Australia, but we're dying there too.
02:16 Hindustani is increasing.
02:18 Charles Thompson, he should be an Australian ambassador in India,
02:23 or an Indian ambassador in Australia.
02:25 It's difficult to say the kind of mastery he has got, both on English and Hindi.
02:30 You have travelled to the interiors of Bihar also, I believe.
02:34 Tell us.
02:35 I've travelled most of India.
02:37 I've spent a lot of time in Bihar.
02:39 That in Mongier, so that blows my cover a little bit.
02:43 That's probably the largest and most established yoga institute of its kind,
02:48 but it keeps it very low-key, so the serious buck goes there to learn yoga.
02:52 Then we have all the other wonderful yoga institutes of India that people go and attend.
02:57 But I've basically travelled the whole vast region of India,
03:01 from the very north, Sikkim to Kashmir, haven't been to Jammu.
03:06 Later that, I've been down to the south, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Bengaluru.
03:11 I've been everywhere, Orissa, West Bengal, and I've loved every minute of it,
03:16 and there's always something left still to find and explore.

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