A 27-year-old widow from Jharkhand, Kavita Kumari, runs 1,600 metres barefoot in a saree as she pursues a Home Guard position. Reports say she trains by running despite pain and difficult conditions, and she completes the distance in about six minutes while wearing a saree and running without footwear.
Outlets describe her motivation as improving her family’s future after her husband’s death. According to the coverage, she faces financial hardship and juggles work while preparing for the selection process. Her training effort gains wider attention online and locally, which in turn draws community support, including help with training equipment. While the outlets vary slightly in the emphasis—some focusing on her personal struggle and others on the viral spectacle—they broadly agree on the distance she runs, that she does it barefoot in a saree, and that it is tied to her goal of securing a Home Guard job.
