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| MANMOHAN SINGH KOHLI |
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December 11 - Birthday |
| Names |
Captain MANMOHAN Singh
Kohli |
| Date of Birth |
11 December 1931 |
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Profession / Traits / Activities |
Mountaineer |
| Works |
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| Special Achievements
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- He is an internationally renowned
Indian mountaineer.
- An officer in the Indian Navy, he
joined the Indo-Tibetan Border Police.
- He led the 1965 Indian expedition which
put nine men on the summit of Everest on
May 20, 1965; the first ever Indian
expedition to conquer Mount Everest, a world record
which lasted for 17 years.
- He was President of the Indian Mountaineering
Foundation from 1989 to 1993.
- In 1989, he co-founded the Himalayan Environment
Trust.
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| Awards |
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Padma
Bhushan
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Arjuna
Award.
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Ati Vishisht
Seva Medal
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IMF Gold
Medal
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Punjab
Govt’s Nishan-e-Khalsa
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Delhi Govt’s
Most Distinguished Citizen of Delhi Award
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Tenzing
Norgay Lifetime National Adventure Award
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| Commemorations |
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| Others |
- Incidentally, the former (2004-2014) Prime
Minister's name also happens to be Manmohan Singh
Kohli, who is the first Sikh Prime Minister of India.
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