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Saroo gets off the train into a huge, unfamiliar city. He is completely lost, can’t find his family, and has no idea how to get back home. -
The police found Saroo alone in Kolkata. He couldn't remember his village’s name. So the police had to figure out where he was from. -
Saroo was taken to a juvenile facility for lost children. Life was harsh, with crowded rooms, little food, strict rules, and minimal space. -
Saroo was taken to a juvenile facility for lost children. Conditions were harsh, with crowded rooms, little food and strict rules. -
Saroo wandered alone in Kolkata, lost and unsure where he was or how to get home, not knowing if he’d see his family again.
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After the juvenile facility, Saroo stayed in an orphanage. Life was strict with routines, schooling, and limited freedom. -
Saroo grew up in Australia with his adoptive family, going to school and adjusting to a new culture, while often thinking about his birth family. -
Saroo was adopted by Sue and John Brierley and moved to Tasmania, starting a new life with school, a home, and a loving family. -
As an adult, Saroo used Google Earth and childhood memories to trace his hometown in India, -
After years of searching with Google Earth, Saroo finally found his hometown in India and reunited with his birth mother and siblings.