I did have a long distance trip that year – to Disneyland, my father, my older brother and me, but Calcutta is nothing like Disneyland, everyone spoke my language and money was not something I was concerned with. ![]() With only a vague idea of the name of the village he is from, and many miles in between, it’s amazing he ever found his way back.įive years old, I remember naps in school, a playground, an older brother and a brand new baby brother. It would be years before Saroo would return. Looking up to his older brother, five year-old Saroo decides to go with Guddu one night. There was no choice to the matter, hunger was simply a fact of life, like the searing heat and the constantly buzzing flies.” ”I remember feeling hungry most of the time. Guddu also tried extra jobs, selling items at the train station platform, but that created new problems with the law. Playing with his brothers, Guddu and Kallu. Still, there were moments that Saroo would look back on later with fondness: playing peek-a-boo with Shekila, his baby sister. Still, they ended up begging for scraps from neighbors, anyone. I don’t know what that was worth then, but now one rupee is equivalent to 1.6 cents, so less than a penny for 6 hours of washing dishes. Still, it wasn’t enough, so Guddu, the oldest at ten, went to work, washing dishes for 6 hours for half a rupee. Kamla, Saroo’s mother, worked 6 days a week, morning until nightfall, hard physically grueling work, sometimes gone for days at a time. Broken, unpaved streets outside throughout the poverty-stricken neighborhood. When Saroo’s father left his mother and their family for another woman, another family, they moved from the Hindu community / side of town to the Muslim side moving into a single room falling apart with a cowpat and mud floor and a small corner fireplace. Sad, horrifying, wondrous, life affirming, heartbreaking and heartwarming. return journey will leave you weeping with joy and the strength of the human spirit.' Manly Daily 'A feel-good read about a remarkable journey.' Sun- Herald 'As well as the tale of his quest, he provides an informative and fascinating insight into how Third World families live with, and somehow survive, their poverty.' The Age 'An incredible story of how one boy survived and prevailed through extreme circumstances to change his fortunes.' provides an informative and fascinating insight into how Third World families live with, and somehow survive, their poverty.' Saturday Age '★★★★★ I literally could not put this book down. recalls the fear of being lost and the anguish of separation.' Weekly Review 'A remarkable story. ![]() With clear recollections and good old-fashioned storytelling, Saroo. 'We urge you to step behind the headlines and have a read of this absorbing account. A Long Way Home is a moving and inspirational true story that celebrates the importance of never letting go of what drives the human spirit – hope. Then he set off on a journey to find his mother. And one day, after years of searching, he miraculously found what he was looking for. When he was a young man the advent of Google Earth led him to pore over satellite images of the country for landmarks he recognised. He spent hours staring at the map of India on his bedroom wall. Despite being happy in his new family, Saroo always wondered about his origins. ![]() Not knowing the name of his family or where he was from, he survived for weeks on the streets of Kolkata, before being taken into an orphanage and adopted by a couple in Australia. Saroo had become lost on a train in India at the age of five. A true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds, as seen on 60 Minutes When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost home town half a world away, he made global headlines.
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