Hi, my name is Joshua and 27years old from the netherlands and this is my story:
In 1992 i was giving up for adoption in Jabalpur (India) since my kenyan mother studied there. After 9 months a dutch family adopted me, and i’m still living in The Netherlands.
I’m now in the situation that i would like to find more about my roots and especially my biological mother. The only information that i have from her, is that she was 23 y o in 1992, Christian and her name: Marion harding.
When i was on holiday in 2012, i came in contact with a kenyan family and the mother could tell by looking at my face that I probably came from the kalenjin tribe.
Right now i’m looking for tips what the best way is to start looking, since im living in The Netherlands. looking up the name via the internet is a dead end for me.
I hope to get some useful information for my search.
Have you tried the Indian adoption agency? Maybe they have your mother’s details? Anyway, there can’t be that many female Kenyans who studied in India during that period, maybe you should hire a private detective to retrieve immigration files of all females who went to India for that purpose. It’s a long shot but it can work, assuming those details were archived.
India would be the best place to start. Ask your adopted parents which state in India they found you. With that, search for the University that had Kenyan Student in the said year. The rest will follow