Abandoned by her mother 20 years ago, Spanish woman return to India in search of her birth family
Indian-origin woman, was abandoned by her biological mother and later adopted by a Spanish couple. Now, as an adult, she has returned to Odisha, India, in search of her birth mother. A researcher in children's education based in Spain, Sneha embarked on this journey with limited knowledge of her past. Her Spanish parents, Gema Vidal and Juan Josh, have supported her throughout the process, even accompanying her to India in her quest to trace her roots.
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The family visited Bhubaneswar, the city where Sneha and her brother Somu were adopted from an orphanage in 2010. The siblings had spent several years in the orphanage after their mother abandoned them in 2005, when Sneha was just a year old. Sneha shared her emotional reason for the trip, saying, «The purpose of my journey from Spain to Bhubaneswar is to find my biological parents, especially my mother. I want to meet her, and I’m prepared for whatever challenges come along the way.»
However, time is running out for Sneha, as she must return to Spain soon to continue her educational commitments. «We have to go back to Spain as Sneha has joined a training program that cannot be interrupted. If we don’t locate her mother in the next 24 hours, we will return to Bhubaneswar in March,» explained Gema.
Sneha's mother, Banalata, had abandoned her and Somu in 2005, leaving them in a
