Summary:
A single parent to three daughters, 36-year-old Urvashi Deshmukh said she thought a marathon was all about fast running. The NGO, Shrimad Rajchandra Love and Care, have brought these women who belong to the tribal communities of Kukani and Warli from Gujarat. None of them have ever practised running or taken part in a marathon, but they are looking forward to their “dream run”. Their families will miss them for five days, but a chance to wear new shoes and the prospect of taking part in an event that they have never heard of have brought 18 tribal women from Dharampur, a remote Gujarat village, all the way to the city for the Mumbai Marathon on Sunday. Nirma Naik (25) is one of the few who has seen on television what a marathon looks like..