Childhood Friends, Adopted From India, Discover They’re Sisters

The New York Times | Aug. 18, 2026, 5:02 a.m. | Original
Meena Geltink and Minal Tijssen were adopted from India by families in the Netherlands and grew up less than 100 miles apart.
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