Kalyan Ram arrived in Australia on 29th September 1970 from New Delhi, India to establish an office for the State Trading Corporation of India.
"One of the things I used to play with the children was the 'Kangaroo Jump'. I used to hold them by the hand and get them to hop and I'd say, 'Let's have the 'Kangaroo Jump', and so that would be all along the driveway."
"The funny thing about the Australian dress [in the early 70s]... the people working, they wore short shorts and it was totally unusual for me. I was, in a way, scandalised - people coming to work in an office in short pants and stockings, and a tie, and a half-sleeve shirt! People in India are used to going to an office with their tie, suit and everything, but here it was so completely casual. Then, later, I got the feel of it, and I said, 'Yeah, it's probably how things are'."
"I think culturally I've changed - I've become more open. My children have also had cross-cultural involvement because they've married outside their community, which I've accepted... That's another perspective thrown to you."
