Indian alpinist (1933-1989)
Avatar Singh Cheema
Born Punjab , India Allegiance India Service/ branch Army Awards
1965 Indian stamp dedicated to the 1965 Everest Expedition
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meets the members of Indian Everest Expedition 1965 on the occasion of Golden Jubilee of this on May 20, 2015
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and members of Indian Everest Expedition
Avtar Singh Cheema (1933–1989) was the first Indian man and the 16th 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 Battalion, The Parachute regiment at that time. Later he was promoted to colonel and commanded his battalion.[8] He is also founder of Guru Harkrishan Public School in Sri Ganganagar District, Rajasthan.[citation needed ]
Honors and awards
He was awarded the Arjuna award [9] and Padma Shri [10] for his achievements.
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