An epic bike ride carrying her injured dad made her a star. Where is she now?
GLOBAL HEALTH & DEVELOPMENT
editor's note
Jyoti Kumari holds a photo of her dad. Deepak Paswan
Seven years ago, Jyoti Kumari became an instant celebrity. At 15, she carried her injured dad on the back of her $20 hot pink bike to get him home to their village in India. It was a 700-mile ride.
In the wake of this extraordinary feat, she was deluged with offers that could change her life: financial rewards, promises of training to launch a cycling career, even talk of a movie deal.
When we ran our follow-up series a few weeks ago, revisiting some of our favorite stories, we began to wonder: Whatever happened to Jyoti Kumari? We eventually found a phone number and spoke to her to find out if the promises were kept -- and what her life is like today.
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