Overview

• Gopalan Chandran, a 74-year-old from Kerala, spent 42 years stranded in Bahrain after losing his passport and employer shortly after arriving in 1983.
• His undocumented status left him in legal limbo, unable to return home or secure proper documentation for decades.
• The Pravasi Legal Cell, an NGO, worked with the Indian Embassy in Bahrain and local immigration authorities to navigate bureaucratic challenges and secure his repatriation.
• Chandran boarded a flight home with no belongings, carrying only memories and the hope of reuniting with his family after four decades.
• He is set to reunite with his 95-year-old mother in Kerala, who never gave up hope of seeing her son again.