Avtar Singh Cheema
Avatar Singh Cheema | |
---|---|
Born | Punjab, India |
Allegiance | India |
Service/ | Army |
Awards |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Everest_Expedition_1965_stamp_of_India.jpg/220px-Everest_Expedition_1965_stamp_of_India.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/The_Prime_Minister%2C_Shri_Narendra_Modi_meets_the_members_of_1965_Everest_Expedition_on_the_golden_jubilee_of_the_occasion%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_20%2C_2015.jpg/250px-The_Prime_Minister%2C_Shri_Narendra_Modi_meets_the_members_of_1965_Everest_Expedition_on_the_golden_jubilee_of_the_occasion%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_20%2C_2015.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/The_Prime_Minister%2C_Shri_Narendra_Modi_meets_the_members_of_1965_Everest_Expedition_on_the_golden_jubilee_of_the_occasion%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_20%2C_2015_%282%29.jpg/250px-The_Prime_Minister%2C_Shri_Narendra_Modi_meets_the_members_of_1965_Everest_Expedition_on_the_golden_jubilee_of_the_occasion%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_May_20%2C_2015_%282%29.jpg)
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.
References
- ^ "Avtar Singh Cheema -". www.everesthistory.com.
- ^ "First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-". www.istampgallery.com. 22 January 2015.
- ^ "First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-". www.thebetterindia.com. 17 June 2015.
- ^ "First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021.
- ^ Kohli, M. S. (December 2000). Nine Atop Everest-First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-. ISBN 9788173871115.
- ^ "The first Indians on Everest-First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-". www.livemint.com. 16 May 2015.
- ^ "The first Indians on Everest-First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-". www.himalayanclub.org.
- ^ "EverestHistory.com: A. S. Cheema". Archived from the original on 2009-10-14. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
- ^ "Arjuna Award for The first Indians on Everest on 1965-". www.sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Padma Shree for The first Indians board-padmaawards.gov.in". Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
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
- Indian summiters of Mount Everest
- Indian mountain climbers
- Indian Army officers
- Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- Mountain climbers from Punjab, India
- 1933 births
- 1989 deaths
- Military personnel from Punjab, India
- Punjabi Sikhs
- Indian military personnel stubs
- People from Punjab Province (British India)