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”. Photo: Special arrangement
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.Ms. Ramabai Ranveer is the sole breadwinner of the family, and works as a domestic cook to support her two daughters. One of her daughters is pursuing a B.Sc. degree, the other is preparing for the police recruitment exam.
“I wanted to win; that is all I had on my mind. I will bring books and fulfil other needs of my children [with the prize money],” says Ramabai Ranveer. Photo: Special arrangement
