article_snippet.sent: Latika Bourke had a blissfully happy childhood  running around care-fee with Latika Bourke seven siblings in their backyard in regional Australia.
article_snippet.sent: Although Latika Bourke was adopted from India along with two of Latika Bourke siblings, it never occurred to Latika Bourke that Latika Bourke should explore Latika Bourke origins in India, where Latika Bourke was born before being adopted and starting a new life in the Lucky Country as an eight month old baby.
article_snippet.sent: But that all changed when Latika Bourke watched the movie Slumdog Millionaire and realised how profoundly different Latika Bourke life would have been if Latika Bourke new parents didn't take Latika Bourke in her new parents arms and change Latika Bourke life forever.
article_snippet.sent: The film was nothing short of life-changing for Latika and led Latika Bourke to a fulfilling spiritual journey back to where it all began in an orphanage in the slums of India - the country Latika Bourke instantly fell in love with and has become Latika Bourke second home.
article_snippet.sent: Latika Bourke had no interest about looking into Latika Bourke origins until Latika Bourke watched the movie Slumdog Millionaire which Latika Bourke found life-changing .
article_snippet.sent: On Latika Bourke first visit to India Latika Bourke visited the orphanage before Latika Bourke was adopted and was shown the only record of Latika Bourke time there as a baby - Latika was very moved by the entry log with two photos of Latika Bourke as a baby .
article_snippet.sent: Latika is grateful to have grown up in Australia .
article_snippet.sent: Going to India was a spiritual homecoming for Latika .
article_snippet.sent: Now 31 years old and working as a journalist, a baby - Latika hopes to live in India one day and write about many of the country's wonderful stories.
article_snippet.sent: Latika thinks about what could have been if Latika wasn't adopted and started a new life in Australia .
article_snippet.sent: Latika hopes to live in India one day and write about many of the country's wonderful stories .
highlights_snippet.sent: Latika Bourke was born in India and adopted by an Australian couple .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Latika Bourke grew up in Bathurst in NSW and had a very happy childhood .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Latika Bourke showed no interest in Latika Bourke heritage until Latika Bourke watched the movie Slumdog Millionaire where a girl had the same name as Latika Bourke .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Instantly besotted with Latika Bourke home country Latika Bourke has been every since 2012 .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Now 31, Latika Bourke hopes to live in India one day and tell their stories .