Saroo Brierley is a famous author who swept the limelight by recounting his life’s ordeal in his autobiographical book titled A Long Way From Home. He was born Sheru Munshi Khan in India but was accidentally separated from his Indian family at the age of five. After going through various uncomfortable life circumstances, he returned after 25 years with his birth mother and siblings. During the time that Saroo was separated from his birth family, he was adopted by an Australian family.
After mispronouncing his name Sheru by his foster parents, the mispronounced version of Saroo stuck. His 2013 book has inspired many and was incorporated into the film Lion as directed by Garth Davis. It was released in 2016 and has been awarded some Hollywood stars like Nicole Kidman and Dev Patel. To prove it was worth it, the film garnered six Academy Awards nominations.
biography
Saroo Brierley was born in Ganesh Talai, Khandwa, India in 1981 as Sheru Munshi Khan. He didn’t get much paternal care and affection as his father left the family when he was very young. Saroo and his three other siblings were single-handedly raised by their mother, Kamla Munshi. She has worked menial jobs to make ends meet, but even then, her earnings have not prevented her family from experiencing serious financial difficulties. Kamla could not send her children to school, which forced her to learn to live off the streets.
Saroo and his older brothers began earning little proceeds from begging on the railroad when he was five years old. His life began on a certain day when his older brother wanted to take the train from his hometown of Khandwa to Burhanpur in India. Saroo decided to go with him and they both went to town. When the train arrived in town, Saroo Brierley was very tired as it was a 70 kilometer journey. His older brother then asked him to wait at the train station while he did his business and would be back.
After a while, when Saroo didn’t see his brother, he got on another train that was parked at the station and hoped his brother was on it. When he got on the train and didn’t see his brother, he fell asleep and waited for his brother to pick him up as he promised. When he woke up, the train had traveled through many countries.
Saroo Brierley finally got off the train at Howrah train station in Kolkata when someone opened the door to his carriage. He was unknowingly 1,500km from his hometown. Unfortunately, his older brother, who promised to return for him, was killed by a train the same day.After several failed attempts to get his family back, Saroo Brierley ended up in the city police station and was later transferred to the Indian Sponsorship and Adoption Society where they attempted to help him find his family but Saroo’s knowledge of his hometown were very limited. As a result, he was put up for adoption and ended up with the Brierley family in Australia.
This losing streak turned into Saroo Brierleyda’s life in the most positive way. His life took a positive turn when he enrolled at the Australian International Hotel School in Canberra to study Business and Hospitality. Knowing he has family somewhere, Brierley has never stopped searching for his Indian family via Google Earth.
Saroo Brierley’s brothers
After his relentless efforts, Saroo was reunited with his birth mother and siblings in 2012 using Google Earth and a Facebook group in his hometown of Khandwa. He currently resides in Hobart and maintains constant contact with his Indian family.
Saroo has four siblings, three from his Indian family; two brothers named Guddu and Kallu along with his sister Shekila. Then Mantosh is his adoptive brother from his Australian parents. Unfortunately, Guddu was killed by a train when he was young. Kallu works as a factory manager while his sister Shekila works as a school teacher.
Is he married?
Regarding his personal life, Saroo Brierley is currently in a loving relationship with his girlfriend Lisa Williams. The couple is undecided which means that Saroo is not married.
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