Archive · 3 Aug 2025
Indian-Origin Woman Returns to Delhi, Heads Alliance Française
Patricia Loison, who was born in India but adopted by a French family as a baby, is now the director of a French language school in Delhi.
She grew up in France and says she feels French, but being back in India has made her think about her past.
She's writing a book about street children, and this reminds her of her own journey of being adopted.
She studied about adoption when she was a teenager, but her views changed when she had children of her own.
Loison acknowledges the complexity of adoption, and the impact it has on one's identity and connections to one's heritage.
Patricia Loison, an Indian-origin woman adopted at six months old, is now the director of Alliance Française in New Delhi.
Loison reflects on her adoption journey and her evolving understanding of her identity.
She felt disconnected from her roots, and didn't have the same experience as those adopted by Angelina Jolie.
She watched movies and read books to learn more about adoption.
Loison is working on a book about street children in Delhi, reflecting on her past and present connection to India.
- Who
- Patricia Loison, adopted from Delhi, now director of Alliance Française.
- What
- Patricia Loison, an Indian-origin woman who was adopted as a baby, has become the director of Alliance Française in Delhi.
- When
- Loison returned to Delhi in September last year, 54 years after being adopted.
- Where
- Delhi, India, and Paris, France.
- Why
- Loison reflects on her identity and past, now working in Delhi and writing a book on street children.
Adoption Challenges
Adoption Benefits
Perspective on adoption.
Adoption Challenges
Can cause difficulties in understanding one's origins and cultural identity.
Adoption Benefits
Adoption is a blessing and a second chance at life.
- Name
- Patricia Loison
- Origin
- India
- Adoptive Parents
- Gisèle and Christian Loison
- Current Role
- Director of Alliance Française in New Delhi
- Adopted Age
- 6 months
- Books by Loison
- Je cherche encore ton nom, Ceinture de soie