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Saroo Brierley (born c. 1981) is an Indian-born Australian businessman and author who, at the age of five, was accidentally separated from his biological family. He was adopted out of India by an Australian couple but was reunited with his original family 25 years later after finding his hometown via Google Earth.
When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost home town half a world away, he made global headlines. Saroo had become lost on a train in India at the age of five.
Saroo Brierley was born in an Indian town called Khandwa. In 1986, aged only 5, he lost all contact with his family when he was at a train station waiting for his brother who never returned.
Feb 26, 2017 · Every year, Saroo Brierley celebrates his birthday on May 22. But that wasn't the day he was born. It was the day he was found. As a 5-year-old boy growing up in rural India, Brierley would often...
Jan 19, 2017 · He was the tiny boy from a poor family in India who fell asleep on a train and woke up 1,000 miles from home. After fending for himself on the streets, five-year-old Saroo made it to an...
For more than a quarter century, Saroo Brierley searched for his family before finding his way back home with the help of Google Earth. It's an incredible true story of hope, determination and technology.
At the age of five, Saroo (who is played by child actor Sunny Pawar in the film) is separated from his family on a train and winds up alone in Kolkata; after living on the street for three weeks, he’s placed in an orphanage and eventually adopted by an Australian couple, Sue and John Brierley.
When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost home town half a world away, he made global headlines. Saroo had become lost on a train in India at the age of five.
Jun 22, 2014 · When Saroo Brierley was 4, he hopped on the wrong train in rural India, losing his way and his family. But as he recounts in A Long Way Home, Google Earth helped him return...
Jun 12, 2014 · This is the miraculous and triumphant story of Saroo Brierley, a young man who used Google Earth to rediscover his childhood life and home in an incredible journey...
