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The girl who cycled her father 1,200km to safety

When coronavirus hit, Jyoti Kumari and her injured dad Mohan had to return to their home village. Jyoti cycled, Mohan sat on the back.

When India went into lockdown in response to the coronavirus crisis, millions of migrant workers staying in the cities were left unemployed and stranded. Jyoti Kumari and her dad Mohan Paswan were among them. With no work, they were running out of food and couldn't pay rent. Many migrant workers were travelling hundreds of kilometres on foot to get back to their home villages, but Mohan had been injured in a rickshaw accident and couldn't walk. So Jyoti bought a heavy old bicycle, sat her dad on the back, and cycled 1200km across the country. They spoke to Outlook's Nitin Srivastava.

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Picture: Jyoti Kumari and Mohan Paswan on their bike
Credit: 大象传媒

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