35 Years After Borrowing Rs 1,000, Kerala Man Returns Rs 25,000 To Ex-Colleague With Interest
A man from Kerala tracked down a former colleague in Telangana after 35 years to repay a small loan from their time working together in Saudi Arabia. Despite the lack of contact information, he successfully located his friend and returned the equivalent of the original debt with significant interest.
Why it matters
This human-interest story serves as a rare example of personal integrity and the enduring nature of cross-cultural friendships formed during the expatriate labor experience.
More than three decades after borrowing a small amount of money from a friend in Saudi Arabia, a Kerala man went looking for him with nothing but a fading memory and a promise he still wanted to keep.With no phone number, address or contact details, Ismail set out to find his former colleague, Edla Lachanna, whom he had not seen in years.On July 9, his search eventually took him to Dharmapuri in Telangana's Jagtial district, where he finally tracked down his friend and repaid a debt that had stayed on his mind for decades.Friends In Saudi ArabiaIsmail and Lachanna became friends in 1991 while working in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia. They shared accommodation with three other expatriate workers and lived together for nearly five years.During that time, Ismail borrowed 120 Saudi Riyals from Lachanna. The amount was worth around Rs 1,000 then.
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