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Avatar Singh Cheema (1933–1989) was the first Indian man and sixteenth person in world to climb Mount Everest.[1] Along with 8 others he was a part of the third mission undertaken by the Indian Army, in 1965, to climb Mount Everest after two failed attempts. The Indian Everest Expedition 1965 put 9 mountaineers on the summit on 20 May, a record that lasted 17 years, and was led by Captain M S Kohli. Cheema's fellow summiters were Nawang Gombu, Sonam Gyatso, Sonam Wangyal, Chandra Prakash Vohra , Ang Kami, H. P. S. Ahluwalia, Harish Chandra Singh Rawat and Phu Dorjee.[2][3][4][5][6][7] He was a captain in the 7th Bn Parachute regiment at that time. Later he was promoted to colonel.[8] He is also founder of Guru Harkrishan Public School in Sri Ganganagar District, Rajasthan.Template:Cn
Honors and awards
He was awarded the Arjuna award[9] and Padma Shri[10] for his achievements.
References
- ↑ Avtar Singh Cheema -. www.everesthistory.com.
- ↑ First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-. www.istampgallery.com.
- ↑ First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-. www.thebetterindia.com.
- ↑ First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-. www.youtube.com.Template:Cbignore
- ↑ Nine Atop Everest-First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(December 2000). ISBN 9788173871115
- ↑ The first Indians on Everest-First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-. www.livemint.com.
- ↑ The first Indians on Everest-First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-. www.himalayanclub.org.
- ↑ EverestHistory.com: A. S. Cheema. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
- ↑ Arjuna Award for The first Indians on Everest on 1965-. www.sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in.
- ↑ Padma Shree for The first Indians board-padmaawards.gov.in.
See also
- Indian summiters of Mount Everest - Year wise
- List of Mount Everest records of India
- List of Mount Everest records
- List of Mount Everest summiters by number of times to the summit
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