Beed mother runs to win prize money for daughters’ education
Ramabai Ranveer, a 47-year-old cook from Beed, won a local marathon while running barefoot in a saree to fund her daughters' education. Her story of resilience and maternal sacrifice has gained significant attention on social media.
Why it matters
The story highlights the struggles of low-income families in India and the lengths to which parents go to support their children's educational aspirations.
Ramabai Ranveer, 47, a cook, mother, and native of Beed in the Marathawada region of Maharashtra , stood first at a running event in Ambajogai, Beed district, to help fund her daughters’ education, taking home the prize money of ₹3,000.
A video that has gone viral shows her running barefoot in a saree, holding her sandals in her hand, at the local event called “Amrut Daud marathon”.
The event was organised on August 29, 2026, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Bharatiya Shikshan Prasarak Sanstha, an educational institution in the Kholeshwar region. The run covered a distance of about 3 km from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Chowk to Bhagyanagar Chowk in Ambajogai.
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