Being involved in sports and having a very sport orientated family just helped the transition extremely well. I guess, in a way,… — Saroo Brierley Australian Copy Share Image
Just as my search for my mother had in some ways shaped my life, her faith that I was alive had shaped… — Saroo Brierley Best Copy Share Image
The streets of India are not safe for children, and every year, thousands are forced to live on the streets, avoiding being… — Saroo Brierley Avoiding Copy Share Image
I see Calcutta as a place where I have a lot of memories... a lot of fond memories of coming back here… — Saroo Brierley Back Copy Share Image
It's easy to blame technology for what we perceive to be a vast disconnect between people. We're so wrapped up in social… — Saroo Brierley Blame Copy Share Image
I tell my friends that 'you don't know how lucky you are to be in Tasmania, because when you go away internationally,… — Saroo Brierley Friends Copy Share Image
I'm still so grounded and so regimented, too. I've developed myself for such a long time - my characteristics and who I… — Saroo Brierley Change Copy Share Image
I'm fairly sort of a laid-back and optimistic guy full of effervescence and vitality. — Saroo Brierley Fairly Copy Share Image
“Hunger limits you because you are constantly thinking about getting food, keeping the food if you do get your hands on some,… — Saroo Brierley Copy Share Image
We were a sport-oriented family. Because I was athletic, I made friends easily. — Saroo Brierley Athletic Copy Share Image
I almost drowned in the Hooghly river, which is something really crazy. If there is something about Calcutta that scares me, it's… — Saroo Brierley About Copy Share Image
“birdwatching or sailing. Dad often took me out on his small catamaran, which only increased my love of the water, and I… — Saroo Brierley Love Copy Share Image
“imagined what I’d do when I reached this stage. It now seems absurd, but I suppose I thought I’d find a town… — Saroo Brierley Copy Share Image
I've moved to Australia, to amazing parents who gave me unconditional love, to being educated and submerged in an amazing country and… — Saroo Brierley Amazing Copy Share Image
“She also said she was proud of me, which is all anyone can wish to hear from his mother. The” — Saroo Brierley Mother Copy Share Image
It was a very scary place to be. I don't think any mother or father would like to have their five year… — Saroo Brierley Alone Copy Share Image
My quest to find my first family would never have been actualized without technology. — Saroo Brierley Adventure Copy Share Image
What happened in my past happened. What's the term - don't cry over spilled milk? That's the thing people don't understand. I'm… — Saroo Brierley End Copy Share Image
“We all reach a point as young adults when we wonder what we should be doing with our lives—or, at the very… — Saroo Brierley Family Copy Share Image
The Hindi film that connects with my life story the most is the movie 'Hero' - two brothers being lost and sort… — Saroo Brierley Cinema Copy Share Image
“The idea of having possessions took some getting used to.” — Saroo Brierley Getting used Copy Share Image
The functional uses of machines and innovative computer programs is not to isolate us but, rather, to promote coexistence. If used properly,… — Saroo Brierley Computers Copy Share Image
When I came to Australia in 1987 as an adoptee from India, I could not have had any idea where my life… — Saroo Brierley Australia Copy Share Image
