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{{short description|Indian adventure sports athlete|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Deeya Suzannah Bajaj
| image =Ms. Deeya Bajaj (cropped).JPG
| caption = Deeya Suzannah Bajaj in July 2018
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|3|9}}
| alma_mater = [[Cornell University]] <br> [[Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania]]
| occupation = Mountaineer, explorer, motivational speaker, adventure tourism
| parents = Shirly Bajaj and [[Ajeet Bajaj]]
| relatives = Meghna Ann Bajaj (sister)
}}

'''Deeya Suzannah Bajaj''' (born 9 March 1994) is an Indian adventure sports athlete.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Ashok |title=Bajajs become first father-daughter duo to scale the Mount Everest |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bajajs-become-first-father-daughter-duo-to-scale-the-mount-everest/article23905889.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=16 May 2018 |language=en-IN}}</ref> She completed the [[Seven Summits]] on 5 June 2022.

== Biography ==
Bajaj is the daughter of Shirly Thomas Bajaj and [[Ajeet Bajaj]] (Indian adventurer and [[Padma Shri]] awardee).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/would-your-relationship-with-your-father-survive-climbing-everest/|title=Would Your Relationship With Your Father Survive Climbing Everest?|last=Manekar|first=Sameer|date=2018-05-30|website=Vice|language=en|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref> She is a [[Professional Association of Diving Instructors|PADI]] certified rescue diver<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/the-formidable-challenge-of-scaling-the-everest/article24077185.ece|title=The formidable challenge of scaling the Everest|last=Kullar|first=Gagan Dhillon|date=2018-06-04|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-10-07|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> and has completed an advance course in mountaineering from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering.<ref>{{cite news |title="Even Everest is not the limit if you put your mind to it" – Mountaineer Deeya Bajaj |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/buzz/even-everest-is-not-the-limit-if-you-put-your-mind-to-it-mountaineer-deeya-bajaj-2923441.htm |access-date=24 November 2021 |work=cnbctv18.com |date=11 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

== Adventure ==
At the age of 17, Bajaj participated in a 550 km long cross country skiing expedition,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parentcircle.com/article/meet-indias-first-fatherdaughter-duo-to-conquer-mt-everest/|title=Ajeet and Deeya Bajaj: India's First Father-daughter duo to conquer Mt Everest - Parentcircle|last=Bhanukumar|first=Shashwathi|date=2018-06-11|website=www.parentcircle.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref> where she skied across the Greenland Icecap to raise funds for a children's home.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-achievers-interview-with-cross-country-skier-deeya-bajaj/20111103.htm|title=Skiing for a dream|website=Rediff|language=en|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref> She was the youngest in the world at the time to have completed the expedition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/deccan-chronicle/20180603/282016148011915|title=Like father, like daughter|via=PressReader|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref>

On 16 May 2018 Bajaj and her father became the first Indian father-daughter duo to climb Mount Everest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/buzz/even-everest-is-not-the-limit-if-you-put-your-mind-to-it-mountaineer-deeya-bajaj-2923441.htm|title="Even Everest is not the limit if you put your mind to it" – Mountaineer Deeya Bajaj|website=cnbctv18.com|date=11 April 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/adventure-is-a-way-of-life-indias-first-father-daughter-duo-who-climbed-mount-everest-1856863|title="Adventure Is A Way Of Life": India's First Father-Daughter Duo Who Climbed Mount Everest|website=NDTV.com|access-date=2022-10-08|editor-first=Nidhi|editor-last=Sethi|date=24 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/gurugram-duo-scale-mt-everest-first-indian-father-daughter-team-to-do-so/articleshow/64200339.cms|title=Mount Everest: Gurugram duo scale Mt Everest, first Indian father-daughter team to do so {{!}} Gurgaon News - Times of India|date=17 May 2018|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/pm-modi-congratulates-indian-mount-everest-conquerors201805271305170001/|title=PM Modi congratulates Indian Mount Everest conquerors|website=www.aninews.in|language=en|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref> They are also the first parent-child team to have climbed Everest from the North Side (Tibet). The climb was undertaken to support the cause of the girl child in India.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2018/06/everest-climb-message-female-equality|title=Everest climb a message for female equality|website=Cornell Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref> The father-daughter team has climbed all of the Seven Summits including [[Mount Everest]], [[Denali]], [[Aconcagua]], [[Vinson Massif|Vinson]], [[Mount Elbrus|Elbrus]], [[Mount Kilimanjaro|Kilimanjaro]], [[Mont Blanc]], [[Puncak Jaya]] and [[Mount Kosciuszko]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/author/ajeet-bajaj-and-deeya-bajaj/?source=app|title=Ajeet Bajaj and Deeya Bajaj Blog|website=Economic Times Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://orissadiary.com/dalmia-cement-empowers-ajeet-deeya-bajaj-first-indian-father-daughter-duo-aiming-scale-mt-vinson-antarctica/|title=Dalmia Cement empowers Ajeet and Deeya Bajaj, the first Indian father - daughter duo aiming to scale Mt. Vinson, Antarctica|date=2018-12-13|website=Odisha Diary|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref>

== Awards ==

* Meri Dilli Award in the category "Adventure Sports" 2012<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://outstandingspeakersbureau.in/Speakers/deeya-suzannah-bajaj/|title=Deeya Suzannah Bajaj – TOSB|language=en|access-date=2019-10-07|archive-date=8 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208085427/http://outstandingspeakersbureau.in/Speakers/deeya-suzannah-bajaj/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* TiE (The IndUS Entrepreneurs) Aspire Young Achievers Award ‘In appreciation of unrivalled contributions as a role model for the Youth of India’ 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/finance/flipkart-presents-tie-aspire-young-achiever-awards-news-national-mj3wWffaeajsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122172124/http://www.sify.com/finance/flipkart-presents-tie-aspire-young-achiever-awards-news-national-mj3wWffaeajsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-11-22|title=Flipkart presents TiE-Aspire Young Achiever awards|website=[[Sify]]|language=en|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref><ref name=":2" />
* Adventure Tour Operators Association Of India "Adventurer Of the Year" 2013<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atoai.org/index.php/award2013.html|title=Award2013|website=www.atoai.org|access-date=2019-10-07|archive-date=5 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200105101402/http://www.atoai.org/index.php/award2013.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== References ==

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== External links ==

* TEDx '[https://www.ted.com/talks/deeya_bajaj_the_spirit_of_adventure The Spirit Of Adventure']
* TEDx '[https://www.ted.com/talks/deeya_bajaj_beyond_everest Beyond Everest]'
*[https://www.deeyab.com Website]

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[[Category:Indian female mountain climbers]]
[[Category:Indian summiteers of Mount Everest]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportswomen]]
[[Category:Indian explorers]]
[[Category:1994 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Cornell University alumni]]
[[Category:Indian female climbers]]

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KeishaBadham8 at 15:55, 6 March 2026