INDIAN RESOURCES

The following is a list of resources for Indian adoptees compiled over the years.  It includes information about the country, reunions, searches, stories/experiences of other adoptees, and many more bits and pieces.
 

• Connected Indian Roots
   

Indian Adoptee Stories

• Madhu's Story
• Vanesssa's story about being Stolen
• Her search is yet to bear fruit or German national fails to trace her mother
• My Soul's Journey thru' the adoptive process - Jhorna's story
• Arun's Article: In Search of Mother (India)
• Bittu's Article: An Outsider, Always
• Chasna's Story
• Indian Adoptee Artist
• Emotional Journey - Bangalore Adoptees Meet
• Book: The other face of the Moon - Asha Miro's story
• French Connection: Adopted girls revisit Indian orphanage
• Film: Forget the Past - by Indian adoptee of her return to India's orphanages
• Journey of Self Discovery - Alexis's story
• Adopted from an Indian orphanage, Belgian's search for roots draws a blank
• Reclaiming my Indian Roots
• Book: The other face of the Moon - Asha Miro's story

Indian Adoption Scandals

• Article: Report on Illegal Adoptions
• TIMES: Stolen Children
• Dutch-Indian adoption scandal - release of the investigation reports
• The two faces of Intercountry Adoption
• Adoption Corruption: Preet Mandir & Associates
• Baby sold for Rs 6,000 in Andra Pradesh (video)
• Overseas Adoption: the Chennai baby stealing scandal (audio)
• Baby Snatchers: Pay in Dollars and Adopt a Child (video)
• Pune Agency Violates Adoption Laws (video)
• Black label bottle cash and a child (video)
• Babies are a steal in steel city (video)
• Adoption agency gives HIV baby (video
• Confessions of a Conman (video)
• Unwanted babies in great demand
• Baby snatchers in the dock
• Bought in villages, Sold in cities
• Orissa wakes up to adoption racket
• Child snatchers roam free in Pune
• Adoption agency burns evidence
• Proofs from adoption racket jigsaw
• Nri spills beans on Preet Mandir
• Chennai lady waits for kidnapped son
• Preet Mandir loses license
• Preet Mandir kids rescued
• When Preet Mandir kidnapped a baby
• Rally against adoption racket
• City baby snatchers roam free
• Children for Sale Part 1, 1a, 2, & 3
• Danish scandal (Preet Mandir/ Priyadarshani/ John Abraham Memorial Home)
• Dutch scandal (Malaysian Social Service) & more
• Outcome of Dutch investigation (english subtitles)
• Rollings Family
• The Smolin's Indian Adoption Story

• Connected Indian Roots
• Adult Adoptees of Southeast Asia (AASEA)
• South Asian International Adoptees Talk (SAIA-T)

Research

• Cumberland Law Review 39:1 Inside Story of An Adoption Scandal (on Preet Mandir)
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Searching for Birth Family

• Wereldkinderen: Netherland based organisation that assists Indian adoptees in Searching

Other

• In gritty Karachi, husband wife team saves unwanted babies
• The Story of India