In saris and slippers, Ramgarh women run for a govt job dream
Women in Ramgarh are training for home guard recruitment by running in traditional saris and slippers. The drive offers significant reservation quotas for women, providing a pathway to financial stability.
Why it matters
This story illustrates the intersection of gender, poverty, and economic opportunity in rural India, highlighting how government jobs serve as a vital social safety net.
Ramgarh: Every morning, before the day’s chores begin, Kavita Kumari, 32, a widow, leaves Soso village and heads to Sidhu-Kanhu ground in Ramgarh town, nearly 8 km away. She has no tracksuit, T-shirt or sports shoes. So she runs in what she has — a sari.Kavita first came to the ground to watch aspirants train for the home guard recruitment. She then decided to run too. A video of her run later went viral, though she did not know it. A mother of two, she said she initially took eight minutes to complete the 1.6-km run. She now does it in seven minutes, sari and all.At dawn, the ground looks less like a playground than a test of grit.
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