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Online Community Reunites Reddit User With Father After 20 Years

Prompt crowdsourced leads on r/Bengaluru enabled an emotional call that uncovered the father's life in Chennai, setting the stage for their first in-person meeting.

A woman's post about her father on the Bengaluru subreddit has gone viral. (Representational image).
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Overview

  • A Reddit user reached out on the r/Bengaluru community with an appeal for help finding a father last seen working at Poornima Travels in Majestic, Bengaluru, in 1998.
  • Community members suggested emailing the company, visiting former offices and speaking with locals in Kerala, and within two days a lead pointed to an address in Chennai.
  • With the help of a Malayalam-speaking friend, the user placed a tearful phone call that marked their first conversation in two decades.
  • During the call the father revealed he never remarried, is employed in Chennai, has not visited Kerala for four years, and learned of the deaths of his parents and brother.
  • Grateful family members on both sides are now planning their first face-to-face reunion in the coming weeks.