Bhawna Dehariya

Bhawna Dehariya (born 12 November 1991) is an Indian mountaineer born in Village Tamia, District Chhindawara, Madhya Pradesh.[2] She has climbed the summits of several peaks around the world including the summit of Mount Everest on 22 May 2019.[3][4] She holds a Guinness World Records title for promoting and popularising Indian Himalaya with the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute on 15 August 2020 (Independence Day).[5] She is the Vice President and Brand Ambassador of Jan Parishad, a national level social enterprise.[6]

Bhawna Dehariya
Personal information
Main disciplineMountaineer
Born (1991-11-12) 12 November 1991
Village Tamia, District Chhindawara, Madhya Pradesh, India
Nationality India
Career
Notable ascentsThe first woman from Madhya Pradesh to reach the summit of Mount Everest
Family
SpouseMahim Mishra[1]
ParentsMunna Lal Dehariya (father), Uma Devi (mother)

Early life

Dehariya was born on 12 November 1991. She hails from Village Tamia, Chhindawara, Madhya Pradesh.[7]

Dehariya has done Masters of Physical Education (M.P.Ed)[8] and Bachelor of Physical Education (B.P.E & B.P.Ed) from VNS College of Physical Education and Management Studies affiliated to Barkatullah University, Bhopal.[9] She holds Post Graduate Diploma in Naturopathy and Yogic Science from Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya.[10]

She has represented Madhya Pradesh by participating in numerous sports at the national level like cycle polo, artificial sports climbing (a form of rock climbing), basketball, and softball.[11]

Career

Dehariya holds her mountaineering certifications in Methods of Instructions (MOI), Advance Mountaineering (AMC), and Basic Mountaineering course (BMC) from Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand with Grade 'A'.[12]

In August 2018, she was selected by the Ministry of Sports and Youth Welfare, Government of India, Delhi for mountaineering where she climbed 6593 meters high at the Mount Manirang peak.[11] In May 2019, Dehariya became the first woman from Madhya Pradesh to climb the world's highest peak, 8,848-metre-high Mount Everest in Nepal.[3]

Summits
No. Continent Peak Height Date of summit Ref.
1 NSW, Australia Mount Kosciuszko 2,228 m (7,310 ft) 10 March 2020 [13]
2 Nepal, Asia Mount Everest 8,848 m (29,029 ft) 22 May 2019 [14]
3 Tanzania, Africa Mount Kilimanjaro 5,895 m (19,341 ft) 27 October 2019 [15]
4 Argentina, South America Aconcagua 6,962 m (22,841 ft) 31 December 2019 [11]
5 Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia Mount Manirang 6,593 m (21,631 ft) 24 August 2018 [16]
6 Uttarakhand, India, Asia Draupadi ka Danda II 5,670 m (18,602 ft) 16 June 2017 [17]

Honors and awards

2020:

Sports achievements

See also

References
  1. Jha, Sumit Kumar (8 March 2021). "Meet Bhawna Dehariya, pregnant mountaineer & Everest climber looking to scale her next summit". newsmeter.in. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. "Megha Parmar, Bhawna Dehriya relive their death-defying journey from Madhya Pradesh to Mount Everest". India Today. 29 June 2019.
  3. Singh, Ramendra (22 May 2019). "Bhawna Dheriya becomes first woman from Madhya Pradesh to complete Mount Everest summit | Bhopal News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. "Dehariya scales Oz highest peak on Holi". The Pioneer (India). 12 March 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Singh, Ramendra (29 October 2020). "MP climber Bhawna Dehariya makes it to the Guinness Book | Bhopal News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Everest climber Bhawna Dehariya new vice president of Jan Parishad". The Pioneer. 28 August 2020.
  7. Singh, Ramendra (29 October 2020). "MP climber Bhawna Dehariya makes it to the Guinness Book". The Times of India.
  8. "MP girl mountaineer Bhawna Dehariya celebrates Diwali on Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak". Window to News. Retrieved 16 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "MP's Bhawna completes Mt Everest summit - Times of India". The Times of India.
  10. "Everester Bhawna Dehariya creates Guinness World Records". The Pioneer (India). 29 October 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. Sharma, Girish (16 March 2020). "Mountaineer Bhawna, a girl who crossed all barriers". The Pioneer.
  12. Pioneer, The. "Mountaineer Bhawna, a girl who crossed all barriers". The Pioneer. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  13. "Indian Mountaineer Scales Australia's Highest Mountain Peak". NDTV. 10 March 2020.
  14. "With Thumb On Oxygen Cylinder Leak, Woman Braves Hurdles To Scale Everest". NDTV. 26 May 2019.
  15. Singh, Ramendra (29 October 2019). "MP girl lights diya on Mt Kilimanjaro on Diwali". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  16. "एवरेस्ट फतह कर चुकीं भावना ने अब ऑस्ट्रेलिया की सबसे ऊंची चोटी माउंट कोसीयुस्को पर होली खेली". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 11 March 2020.
  17. "ऑस्ट्रेलिया की सबसे ऊंची चोटी पर खेला रंग-गुलाल, भावना डेहरिया का एक और मिशन कामयाब". Rajasthan Patrika (in Hindi).
  18. Sharma, Hitendra (28 August 2020). "पर्वतारोही भावना डेहरिया बनीं जन परिषद की उपाध्यक्ष और ब्रांड एम्बेसडर". Patrika News (in Hindi). Retrieved 16 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. "Work to make Madhya Pradesh safest state for women: CM Kamal Nath". The New Indian Express. 29 February 2020.
  20. "Need to change men's perspective for making MP safe & empowering women: CM Kamal Nath speaks at Devi Awards". Free Press Journal.
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