She predominantly competes in the 3000 metres steeplechase and is the current Indian national record holder and the reigning Asian Champion in the same event.

Babar was born on 2 June 1989 in Mohi, a village in Satara district, in the Indian State of Maharashtra into a family of farmers.

[2] Babar started her career in athletics as a long-distance runner at a young age.

At the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, she won the bronze medal clocking 9:35.37 in the final.

[12] According to a news story dated 2020-11-28, Babar has been appointed as tahasildar of Mangaon a taluka in Raigad district of Maharashtra, from the sports quota.