I do not know about you, but my Google Earth service is associated with something majestic and comprehensive, forcing one to believe in miracles and the power of unearthly origin. Therefore, I would like to begin a story about the incredible return of the prodigal son of the Indian people to their father’s house with the words: “The ways of Google Earth are inscrutable!”
Saroo Brierley (Saroo Brierley) was 5 years old when he and his brother in 1987 begged on Indian streets. As usual, in the evening the brothers boarded the train to return home, but fell asleep on the way. When the children woke up, they were already at the other end of the country. All attempts to find a way home were unsuccessful. Little is known about those difficult years for the brothers, but once Brirli nearly drowned in the Ganges, and another time he miraculously escaped the sale into slavery. On top of that, he had to endure the death of his brother.
In the end, Briarley was noticed by local social services. He was adopted by a couple from Australia. Brearley graduated from a university there and is now helping his adoptive parents run a small shop in Tasmania.
Brearley said that he never forgot where he came from, that all these long years were the faces of his relatives and the images of his native places did not leave his memory.
It was these memories that helped him find his family. Using Google Earth, he spent many hours in a scaled search for familiar places. He remembered and found the railway station, where, 25 years ago, together with his brother, they boarded the ill-fated train.
He then joined the Facebook group for his hometown Ganesh Talay and managed to put together all the details through communication with the group members. Using all the information collected, he finally went to his hometown, where, wandering through the streets, he found his family.
At the meeting, his mother told him about how they had been looking for him for a long time, when they realized that he was gone and that they had met a fortuneteller who had told her about the upcoming reunion.
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