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'''Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu''' is an Indian mountaineer who has climbed [[Mount Everest]] seven times.

He was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by [[Government of India]] in 2014.

==Early life and background==
Dharmshaktu is from Bona village, [[Pithoragarh district]], [[Uttarakhand]]. He worked at Uttar Pradesh Tourism office on Special Duty and took his adventure course. Later he completed Basic Mountaineering and Advanced Mountaineering courses from [[Nehru Institute of Mountaineering]] (NIM) in 1990. He earned a specialisation in Search and Rescue.<ref name=menon>{{cite news|last=G.Menon|first=Shyam|title=‘No work on any expedition was below my dignity'|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/no-work-on-any-expedition-was-below-my-dignity/article4746016.ece|access-date=2 July 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=25 May 2013}}</ref>

===Family life===

His wife, [[Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu]] from Delhi, is also a mountaineer and holds the record as the first woman from India to ski to reach the [[South Pole]] from the coast of the Antarctica, in 2009 as a part of 8-women Kaspersky Commonwealth Antarctica Expedition.<ref name=ski>{{cite news|title=Delhi girl becomes first Indian woman to ski to South Pole|url=http://www.google.co.in/imgres?imgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/5401482.cms&imgrefurl=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-01/others/28149699_1_south-pole-reena-kaushal-dharmshaktu-felicity-aston&usg=__Q9bspcm6h3L8amKsin2TVneM4vg=&h=300&w=450&sz=14&hl=en&start=5&zoom=1&tbnid=fR_PCIYo2OXt2M:&tbnh=85&tbnw=127&ei=r9TSUa-3FI3jrAf_mYDwBw&prev=/images%3Fq%3DLove%2BRaj%2BSingh%2BDharmshaktu%26sa%3DX%26hl%3Den-IN%26gbv%3D2%26tbm%3Disch&itbs=1&sa=X&ved=0CDMQrQMwBA|access-date=2 July 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=1 January 2010}}</ref>

==Mountaineering experience==
In 1989, Dharmashaktu climbed [[Nanda Kot]] (6861 meters), accompanying as a part of a mountaineering team from Lucknow. He reached the peak. He was part of mountaineering teams that attempted [[Mamostong Kangri]] (7516 mt) in Ladakh and [[Nanda Bhaner]] (6236 mt) during 1992. He was liaison officer for a British team that attempted [[Nanda Ghunti]] (6309mt) in 1997. In 2008, he reached the summit of [[Kanchenjunga]] (8586 mt) along with a [[Border Security Force|BSF]] team.<ref name=menon/> As of June 2012, he has climbed about 38 peaks.<ref name=track/>

===Everest ascents===

* In 1998, he summited Mt. Everest as a part of the first Indian civilian expedition. <ref>{{cite news |title=Padma Shri Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu has scaled Mt Everest seven times, currently on eighth trip |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2021/may/23/padma-shri-love-raj-singh-dharmshaktu-has-scaled-mt-everest-seven-times-currently-oneighth-trip-2306221.html |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
* In 2006, he climbed Mt. Everest for the second time with a team of BSF.
* In 2009, he led a team of NIM to Everest and reached the summit.
* In May 2012, summit Everest again, as a member of [[Eco Everest Expedition]], which also focussed on cleaning the mountain.<ref name=track>{{cite news|title=Loveraj conquers Everest with focus on cleaning|url=http://www.google.co.in/imgres?imgurl=http://www.newstrackindia.com/images/newsimages/images1/312016.Mount-Everest.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/6/19/295-Loveraj-conquers-Everest-with-focus-on-cleaning.html&usg=__wDEkzW5jKXf13kl9PGN0BrVvJyM=&h=240&w=250&sz=24&hl=en&start=17&zoom=1&tbnid=XaagYgIDvTdD8M:&tbnh=107&tbnw=111&ei=r9TSUa-3FI3jrAf_mYDwBw&prev=/images%3Fq%3DLove%2BRaj%2BSingh%2BDharmshaktu%26sa%3DX%26hl%3Den-IN%26gbv%3D2%26tbm%3Disch&itbs=1&sa=X&ved=0CEsQrQMwEA|access-date=2 July 2013|newspaper=News Track India|date=19 June 2013}}</ref>
* On 21, May 2013, he reached the summit of Everest for the fifth time.<ref name=menon/>
* On 27, May 2017, he summited for the sixth time while leading a team of [[ONGC|Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC, India's National Oil Company)]] officers - 6 of whom also accomplished the feat.
* On 8, June 2017, he was honoured by [[Nepal]] at a function organised by Adventure Sports Tourism Society in Lalitpur city near Kathmandu as he became the first person from India to summit Mount Everest for a record six times.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nepal Honours Love Raj Singh Dharmashaktu For Scaling Mount Everest 6 Times|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/nepal-honours-love-raj-singh-dharmashaktu-for-scaling-mount-everest-6-times-1710198|access-date=11 June 2017|newspaper=NDTV|date=9 June 2017}}</ref>
* ON 20 TH MAY 2018 HE summited for the seventh time while leading a team of 15 members of the Border Security Force. This team has created a new world record of placing the Highest number of members permitted which was earlier of 14 members by the Indian Army.

==Recognition and awards==
* 2003 – [[Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award]] by Prime Minister of India for outstanding achievement in mountaineering <ref name=track/>
* 2003 - Award by Sir [[Edmund Hillary]] on Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Everest organised by [[Indian Mountaineering Foundation|IMF]]
* 2003 2006 & 2018 - Award of DGCR (Director General's Commendation Rule) by the Director General [[Border Security Force|BSF]] for outstanding performance in [[Border Security Force|BSF]]
* 2006 - Memento by Union Home Minister after summit of Everest
* 2009 - Gold Medal for excellence in mountaineering by [[Indian Mountaineering Foundation]]
* 2014 - [[Padma Shri]] by President of India <ref>{{cite web | title =Padma Awards Announced |publisher=Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs| url = http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=69364|date=25 January 2014|access-date = 2014-01-26}}</ref>
* Honoured by permanent membership of [[Indian Mountaineering Foundation]]

==See also==
*[[Indian summiters of Mount Everest - Year wise]]
*[[List of Mount Everest summiters by number of times to the summit]]
*[[List of Mount Everest records of India]]
*[[List of Mount Everest records]]

==References==
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