Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 10:16am on 18 Aug 2026,Tuesday India Global
An emotional farewell between an American woman and her Indian neighbours has gone viral on Instagram. In the video, Vijay Kokkeragadda is seen outside his home before leaving for Detroit Airport to return to India. His American neighbour walks up, hugs him tightly and breaks down in tears. Vijay smiles and comforts her as the emotional goodbye unfolds. According to Vijay’s Instagram post, he did not know the farewell was being recorded. A friend secretly filmed the moment and later shared the video with him. Vijay said he was glad to have the recording because it captured genuine emotions, friendship and affection between neighbours. (PC: NDTV)
