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Eventually, Saroo was adopted by a couple, John and Sue Brierley from Tasmania, Australia. Lost, confused, and unable to speak the local dialect of Bengali, (Saroo spoke Hindi) he spent weeks on the streets before being taken to the Nava Jeevan orphanage by an older boy. However, the train was not in service and Saroo ended up travelling over 1500 miles to Calcutta. Thinking he was on the train waiting in the station, Saroo boarded. When he woke up, Guddu was no where to be found. While Guddu went to look for food, Saroo slept on a bench. On that fateful day, Guddu and Saroo took the train from Khandwa station to Burhanpur. Their father had abandoned the family and they were very poor, so the boys often begged for food. Sheru lived in Ganesh Tali with his mother and his brothers and sisters. In 1987, Saroo whose real name was Sheru Munshi Khan, was allowed to accompany his fourteen year old brother Guddu to beg for food. This beautiful film, directed by Garth Davis not sure how you spell it, but i think it goes like this (Gunesttellay)? The town is Muslim one side and Hindus on the other which was 24 years ago but might be different now.Lion brings to the big screen, the remarkable story of Saroo Brierley who was lost at age five, adopted by an Australian couple and who as an adult eventually located his family in India. (sic)"īrierley wrote again: "Can anyone tell me, the name of the town or suburb on the top right hand side of Khandwa? I think it starts with G. there is a garden near cinema but the fountain is not that much Big. He soon got a reply: "well we cant tell u exactly. Just wondering if there is a big fountain near the Cinema? (sic)" i havent seen or been back to the place for 24 years. But where was Ginestlay?īuoyed with the discovery, Brierley joined a Facebook group of people belonging to Khandwa, and posted a message: "can anyone help me, i think im from Khandwa. One night, in 2011, he located Burhanpur on the map, and traced the railway line in all directions.Īt Khandwa, he recognised the fountain near the train tracks close to his house. It was also about a nightlong journey by train from Kolkata. He knew his home was nowhere near a beach, or lofty mountains. As an adult, he spent hours poring over Google Earth, looking for Ginestlay and Berampur.