
Don't let go of my hand, mom…" She got lost at Delhi station, spent years in an orphanage, and then….
"Don't let go of my hand, Mom." These were the words of a daughter afraid of getting lost in a huge crowd. Eventually, these words marked the instant Shivani Schulz's entire life just changed. Around 20 years ago, Shivani was a little girl navigating the chaos of a busy New Delhi railway station, clinging tightly to her mother while keeping an eye on her younger brother. Within moments, her mother vanished into the crowd and never came back. Today, the young woman is a wife and a mother whose adoption story has moved millions of people across the internet. But beneath all that is a childhood built on trauma and years spent not knowing what comes next. “I don't remember what my birth mother looks like” 6 May 2026 | 16:56 What are the three things that make you instantly happy? Join the conversation





