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For the past three days, despite being in hotel quarantine, Harpinder Romana has not been able to wipe the smile off her face.
She was reunited with her three-year-old daughter Ashlyn over the weekend after 15 months apart. I don t know how to say in words, but I am loving every moment I m spending with her in here, she said.
Like many Australian children, the little girl had been staying with grandparents in India before becoming stuck due to the coronavirus travel bans.
The reunion was only made possible through the kindness of a fellow Indian Australian, Yadwinder Singh, who Ms Romana contacted through Facebook to accompany Ashlyn on a commercial flight to Australia via Doha.
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When Perth man Yadwinder Singh arrived back in Australia from India last week, he brought a priceless gift - the young child of a total stranger.
But after 15 months living with her grandmother in India, Ashlyn was finally able to come home to Sydney on Friday thanks to Mr Singh, who her mother reached out to on social media.
He had been in India since October 2020, having travelled to see his unwell mother.
Yadwinder had been in India since October 2020, having travelled to see his unwell mother.
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As Mr Singh was preparing to come home, Ashlyn’s mother reached out to him over Facebook.