Jharkhand woman runs 1,600 metres barefoot in saree to chase dream of home guard job
First reported 7 Oct, 10:50 UTCUpdated 17h ago4 sources
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Jharkhand woman runs metres barefoot in saree to chase dream of home guard job
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Running barefoot on the hot ground while wearing a saree, she pushed through the pain to cross the finish line in just six minutes.
Kavita Kumari, a resilient widow from Jharkhand, took up running to find a promising job for her children after her husband’s passing. Battling financial hardships, she juggled multiple jobs and utilized online resources to train for a Home Guard position. Her remarkable run in a saree captured national attention…
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- Barefoot in a blue saree, a widow ran for a job, and the stadium roared (opens The Indian Express in a new tab)
- Jharkhand Woman Runs 1,600 Metres Barefoot In Saree To Pursue Home Guard Dream, Inspires Internet (opens NDTV in a new tab)
Running barefoot on the hot ground while wearing a saree, she pushed through the pain to cross the finish line in just six minutes.
- Jharkhand woman runs 1,600 metres barefoot in saree to chase dream of home guard job (opens India Today in a new tab)
Jharkhand woman runs metres barefoot in saree to chase dream of home guard job
- Meet Kavita Kumari, 27, who ran 1,600 metres barefoot in saree for Home Guard dream (opens The Times of India in a new tab)
Kavita Kumari, a resilient widow from Jharkhand, took up running to find a promising job for her children after her husband’s passing. Battling financial hardships, she juggled multiple jobs and utilized online resources to train for a Home Guard position. Her remarkable run in a saree captured national attention…



