Jharkhand widow runs 1,600 m barefoot in saree in 6 minutes for Home Guard job. Video goes viral

Kavita Kumari supports her two young children and elderly in-laws and works at a brick kiln to make ends meet. She said she could not afford running shoes, a tracksuit or other equipment for the physical test.
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- Section
- Lifestyle
- Places
- Jharkhand
- First reported by
- Moneycontrol
- Reporter
- shubhi mishra
- Published
- Thursday, 8 October 2026, 11:11 am IST
- Coverage
- One outlet so far
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