Before most households in Soso village begin their day, Kavita Kumari is already on the road. The 32-year-old widow travels around 8 km to Ramgarh town every morning, heading to Sidhu-Kanhu ground for a run. She does not arrive in sportswear. Kavita runs in a sari. A mother of two, she had initially gone to the ground simply to watch candidates preparing for the home guard recruitment. Watching them train pushed her to give it a try herself. She began with an 8-minute timing for the 1.6-km run. Her best now stands at seven minutes. The video of Kavita running in her sari was later widely shared on social media, although she was unaware of it at first.
