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Woman creates Instagram profile just to find childhood friend

A woman created a profile to find her friend who used to study with her in LGK. The outcome of this unusual mission has left people smiling.

Published on: Jun 3, 2023, 16:25:02 IST
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Have you ever lost touch with a friend whom you were really close to as a kid? Do you wish to reunite with them again? Instagram user Neha wanted just that and to turn her wish into reality she did something incredible. She created an Instagram profile and started searching for her LKG friend Lakshita.

The image shows the Instagram profile that a woman created to find her childhood friend. (Instagram/@finding_lakshita)
The image shows the Instagram profile that a woman created to find her childhood friend. (Instagram/@finding_lakshita)

Neha created a profile with the handle name @finding_lakshita. In the profile’s bio she also added some info about her friend. “I'm on a mission to find my long lost childhood friend "Lakshita" age - 21. Her brother - Kunal,” she added. Alongside, she started messaging people with the same name as her friend on Instagram. And her hard work finally paid off. Eventually, she managed to find her friend and reconnected with her. After that, she also updated the bio of @finding_lakshita and added, “The mission was successful. I finally found her.”

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Recently, Neha took to her personal profile to share a video documenting the incident. “Finalllyyyyy!!! I found you. Well… finding you wasn't easy but I did it anyway HAHA! Getting in touch with you after almost 18 years feels unreal. So I had a friend named "Lakshita" in LKG (2006). And she went to Jaipur so I lost contact with her. I couldn't even remember her surname... And then…,” she explained.

Conversation between a woman and her childhood friend who uses Instagram to find her.

The video was posted on May 21. Since being shared, it has gone viral. Till now, the clip has accumulated more than 7.4 million views and the numbers are quickly increasing. Additionally, the share has gathered several reactions from people.

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Here’s how Instagram users reacted:

“You made me cry,” shared an Instagram user. “But how? I also have one childhood best friend who lived nearby but idk where she is now,” posted another. “My godddd,” added a third. “Alright good idea, imma try this,” wrote a fourth.

 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Trisha Sengupta

Trisha Sengupta is a Chief Content Producer at Hindustan Times with over six years of digital newsroom experience. Specialising in high-engagement storytelling, she blends viral trends with traditional journalism to cover the intersection of technology, finance, and human emotion. Her reporting spans real estate and personal finance struggles in hubs like Bengaluru and Gurgaon, the NRI experience, and corporate shifts like tech layoffs. Trisha also frequently tracks global figures and writes human interest stories. Offline, Trisha is an avid reader, history enthusiast and solo traveler. She balances her journalism career with family life while actively integrating AI tools into her modern storytelling approach.

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