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      • He was the tiny boy from a poor family in India who fell asleep on a train and woke up 1,000 miles from home. After fending for himself on the streets, five-year-old Saroo made it to an orphanage, where he was adopted by Australian couple Sue and John Brierley to begin a new life in Tasmania.
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  2. Jan 19, 2017 · After fending for himself on the streets, five-year-old Saroo made it to an orphanage, where he was adopted by Australian couple Sue and John Brierley to begin a new life in Tasmania.

  3. He was adopted out of India by an Australian couple but was reunited with his original family 25 years later after finding his hometown via Google Earth. His story generated significant international media attention, especially in Australia and India.

  4. Feb 26, 2017 · The True Story Behind 'Lion' : How Lost Child Saroo Brierley Found His Birth Mother More Than 20 Years Later. Twenty-five years after he was separated from his Indian family, Saroo Brierley...

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  5. Nov 21, 2016 · The true story reveals that in February 2012, after 25 years of separation, Saroo Brierley traveled to his childhood home in the village of Ganesh Talai in the city of Khandwa, India.

  6. Nov 25, 2016 · Saroo Brierley’s search for his birth mother is a story about unwavering determination against incredible odds, the strength of the human spirit and one man’s faith in the capabilities of...

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  7. At the age of five, Saroo (who is played by child actor Sunny Pawar in the film) is separated from his family on a train and winds up alone in Kolkata; after living on the street for three weeks, he’s placed in an orphanage and eventually adopted by an Australian couple, Sue and John Brierley.

  8. Nov 25, 2016 · The Stunning True Adoption Story Behind Oscar Hopeful Lion. Dev Patel stars in the gorgeous biopic, which follows an adopted man searching for his lost family. By Yohana Desta. November 25,...

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