"It showed my identity," he says.
"He's a typical enthusiast of Chinese culture, honest and true," says Bai Shan, who was the program's director back then.
"He struck me with his persistence in learning about China and bridging the two countries. I'm touched."
And now, Chaudhari has another role model - the Indian doctor Dwarkanath Kotnis who helped China with his medical expertise during World War II and died in the war. He portrayed the doctor in a recent documentary and now, he too vows that "I want to have my tombstone in China".
But before that happens, Chaudhari wants to start a yoga class, produce music and act in a movie. He also wants to open a small school for rural kids.
"I have too many goals," he says.
Contact the writer at sunye@chinadaily.com.cn.
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