Characters in India
Who is the protagonist of the story?
Saroo Brierly
What is the name of Saroo's adopted brother?
Mantosh
How old is Saroo when he is lost?
4 or 5
Who did Saroo say he missed the most?
Shakeila
What does Saroo's name mean in Hindi?
Lion
What are Saroo's brothers' names?
Guddu & Kallu
What is Saroo's girlfriend's name?
Lisa
Why does Saroo end up lost in the train station?
He is tired
He falls asleep
His brother doesn't return for him
He gets on the train when he shouldn't have
He begged his brother to go with him and it is too much
Who made Saroo feel a bit safer while he was lost?
The Holy Men
Being around other kids
How did Saroo hear about Google Earth?
College friends told him about it - it was brand new at the time
True or False: The name of the teenage boy who helped Saroo is Nigel?
False - he never learned the boy's name.
What are Saroo's parents names?
Sue & John Brierly
How long had Saroo been missing for? (from when he got lost on train to going back to India.)
25 years
What was Nava Jeevan?
The orphanage that Saroo ended up at after being lost.
How long did it take Saroo (using Google Earth) to find his hometown?
5 years and 8 months
What is Saroo's biological mum's name?
Kamla
What is the name of the girl Saroo meets at Nava Jeevan who also gets adopted to Australia, whom he stays friends with?
Asra
What was the name of the town that Saroo got off the train in?
Kolkata
Where did Saroo grow up? (for most of his life until he became and adult)
Hobart, Tasmania
How long did Saroo have to wait after finding his home (on Google Earth) until he actually traveled to India?
(Because of paperwork and he was putting it off)
~16 months
What was the name of the woman who translated for Saroo and his family in India?
Cheryl
What is the name of the woman who finds Saroo his family in Australia and where does she work?
Mrs. Sood - ISSA
Name 2 things Saroo runs from.
men at train station, house where the man from the train lives
What was the name of the town where Saroo lived in India?
Ganesh Talai
Saroo discusses that in 1987 there are 17 million people living in Australia. In that same year, how many children died or went missing in India?
14 million