| Name
/ Title |
Captain MANMOHAN
SINGH KOHLI |
| Date of
Birth |
December 11, 1931 |
| Identity |
Indian Mountaineer |
| General |
- 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.
-
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.
|
| Awards
and Accolades |
-
Padma
Bhushan.
-
Arjuna
Award.
-
Ati Vishisht
Seva Medal.
-
IMF Gold
Medal.
-
Punjab
Govt’s Nishan-e-Khalsa.
-
Delhi Govt’s
Most Distinguished Citizen of Delhi Award.
-
Tenzing
Norgay Lifetime National Adventure Award.
|
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