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HER CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME:  MS. BACHENDRI PAL

DAUGHTER OF:  LATE SHRI KISHAN SINGH PAL & SMT. HANSA DEVI

DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH ON 24TH MAY AT NAKURI, UTTARKASHI, UTTARANCHAL

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:  M.A., B.Ed

AWARDS

1.   PADMASHREE -1985

2.   ARJUNA AWARD -   1986

3.   NATIONAL ADVENTURE AWARD - 1994

4.   LISTED IN GUINESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS - 1990

5.   LIMKA BOOK OF RECORDS (PEOPLE OF THE YEAR   -1997

6.   YASH BHARTI AWARD BY THE GOVT. OF U.P. -1995  

7.   HON. D.LITT BY THE UNIVERSITY OF GARHWAL - 1997

8.   NATIONAL YOUTH AWARD -1985

9.   GOLD MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN MOUNTAINEERING BY THE IMF

10. MAHILA SHIROMANI AWARD -    1997

11. GOLD MEDAL BY THE DEPT. OF EDUCATION OF U.P. - 1985

12. FIE FOUNDATION’S NATIONAL AWARD  - 1990          

13. 1ST  CSR GOLD MEDAL  -    1984

14. CALCUTTA SPORTS JOURNALIST’S ASSOCIATION  AWARD - 1985

15. CALCUTTA LADIES STUDY GROUP AWARD      - 1986 

MOUNTAINEERING AND ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES

1.   SUMMITER OF MT. GANGOTRI – 1 (6672 MTR) AND MT. RUDUGAIRA (5819 MTR)

2.   EXPEDITION TO MT. MANA IN 1983 REACHED UPTO 23000 FT.

3.   MEMBER OF INDIAN MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION IN 1984 AND CLIMBED MT. EVEREST ON THE 23RD MAY 1984.

4.      LEADER AND SUMMITER OF MT. KEDARNATH DOME EXPEDITION IN 1986 (6380  MTR)

5.      CLIMBED MT. BLANC, THE HIGHEST PEAK IN EUROPE IN 1986 (15,782 FT.)

6.      LED TATA’S SUCCESSFUL EXPEDITION TO MT. SRIKAILASH IN 1988 (22,744 FT)

7.      LED TATA’S SUCCESSFUL EXPEDITION TO MT. KAMET AND MT. ABI-GAMIN IN 1989 (7756 MTR AND 7735 MTR RESPECTIVELY)

8.      CLIMBED MT. RUAPEHU MT. ERNSLOW AND MT. AGRIUS IN NEW ZEALAND IN 1990

9.      LEADER – WOMEN’S PRE-EVEREST SELECTION EXPEDITION TO MT. KAMET (25,445 FT) AND MT. ABI-GAMIN (24,130 FT) IN 1991.  16 GIRLS CLIMBED MT. ABI-GAMIN AND REACHED A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 25,350 FT ON MT. KAMET.

10.  LEADER – WOMEN’S 2ND PRE-EVEREST SELECTION EXPEDITION TO MT. MAMOSTANG KANGRI (24,686 FT).  15 MEMBERS INCLUDING 10 GIRLS REACHED THE SUMMIT.  A FIRST ASCENT BY WOMEN – 1992.

11.  LEADER – TATA’S MT. SHIVLING EXPEDITION IN 1992.

12.  LEADER – INDO-NEPALESE WOMEN’S MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION IN 1993.  THIS EXPEDITION LCOULD CREATE 7 WORLD RECORDS AND 18 PEOPLE REACHED THE SUMMIT INCLUDING 7 WOMEN.

13.  SINCE 1984, PROMOTING MULTIFARIOUS ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL AND TATA STEEL IN PARTICULAR -

      PERSONAL GROWTH THROUGH ADVENTURE LEARNING :- TATA STEEL IS PERHAPS THE ONLY ONE COMPANY IN INDIA WHICH HAS MADE ADVENTURE TRAINING COMPULSORY FOR THE NEW RECRUITS (AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF ITS ONE YEAR TRAINING) FOR THEIR HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT.

14.  LEADER – THE GREAT INDIAN WOMEN’S RAFTING VOYAGE’ 1994, PIONEERING EFFORT BY WOMEN IN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THE JOURNEY IN THE GANGES FROM HARIDWAR TO CALCUTTA 2150 KM.

15.  LEADER – THE INDIAN WOMEN’S FIRST TRANS HIMALAYAN JOURNEY’ 1997.  EFFORT BY WOMEN IN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THE TREKKING JOURNEY FROM ARUNACHAL PRADESH (EAST) TO SIACHEN (WEST) REACHING INDIRA COL THE NORTHERN MOST TIP OF INDIA (20100 FT), COVERING MORE THAN 4500 KM IN ‘225’ DAYS CROSSING MORE THAN 40 HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES.  THIS IS THE FIRST SUCCESS BY ANY COUNTRY.

16. TREKKED THE ENTIRE SNOWDONIA CIRCUIT IN PLAS-Y-BRENIN NORTH WALES . U.K., - 1998.

17.   LEADER ‘VIJAY RALLY TO KARGIL’ – 1999.  EXPEDITION ON MOTORCYCLES BY WOMAN MOUNTAINEERS TO EXPRESS SOLIDARITY AND TO PAY TRIBUTE TO OUR BRAVE SOLDIERS. ROUTE TAKEN, DELHI-MANALI-LEH-KARGIL-DRAS-KARGIL-SRINAGAR-JAMMU-HARYANA-DELHI CROSSING ROHTANG PASS (13044’), TANGLANG LA (17582’)

MEMBERSHIP IN OTHER ORGANISATIONS

1.MEMBER OF EXPLORER’S CLUB, NEW YORK

2.FELLOW MEMBER OF THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, U.K. (FRGS)

3.LIFE MEMBER OF HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINEERING INSTITUTE, DARJEELING

4.CHAIR-PERSON, BHAGIRATHI SEVEN SISTER’S ADVENTURE CENTRE, UTTARKASHI

5.MEMBER OF INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE, NEW DELHI

6.LIFE MEMBER OF HIMALAYAN CLUB, MUMBAI   

MEMBERSHIP IN GOVERNMENT AND OTHER MOUNTAINEERING ORGANISATIONS 

1.EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER OF NEHRU INSTITUTE OF MOUNTAINEERING, UTTARKASHI AND HMI DARJEELING

2.MEMBER CENTRAL SELECTION COMMITTEE FOR NATIONAL YOUTH AWARD OF GOVT. OF INDIA.

3.EX-MEMBER OF NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL OF GOVT. OF INDIA

4.MEMBER OF THE GENERAL BODY OF SPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA 

5.EX-MEMBER OF THE CENTRAL SELECTION COMMITTEE, GOVT. OF INDIA FOR NATIONAL ADVENTURE AWARD. 

6.EX-MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE PLAN COMMITTEE FOR YOUTH, UNDER DEPT. OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

7.MEMBER OF INDIAN MOUNTAINEERING FOUNDATION, NEW DELHI.

VISITS  ABROAD

1.MEMBER OF THE INDIAN YOUTH DELEGATION TO WORLD YOUTH FESTIVAL

MOSCOW (U.S.S.R.) IN 1985.

2.ADDRESSED EXPLORER’S CLUB, NEW YORK IN MARCH’ 1986 AND DELIVERED

 LECTURE IN THREE CITIES IN U.S.A. AND TORONTO IN CANADA.

3.REPRESENTED INDIA IN WORLD EMINENT WOMEN MOUTAINEERING MEET IN

CHAMONIX, FRANCE IN JULY’ 1986.

4.STUDY AND CLIMBING TOURS TO-FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, WEST GERMANY, AUSTRIA AND ENGLAND IN MAY’ 1986

5.ONE OF THE INDIAN DELEGATES TO THE FESTIVAL OF INDIA IN U.S.S.R. IN JULY’1987

6.ATTENDED HIMALAYAN FESTIVAL IN HONG KONG IN 1988 AS AN INDIAN DELEGATE

7.40 DAYS CLIMBING/LECTURE TOURS IN 4 MAJOR CITIES OF NEW ZEALAND, SPONSORED BY WOMEN CLIMBING NETWORK OF NEW ZEALAND IN 1990.  ALSO HAD AN EXPERIENCE OF 14 KM WHITE WATER RAFTING IN SHOTOVER RIVER.

8.LEADER – INDIAN DELEGATION TO JAPAN FOR CROSS CULTURAL CLEAN MOUNTAIN YOUTH PROJECT IN AUGUST’1994, TREKKED TO MT. TAMURASHI.

9.INVITED BY HIMALAYAN ADVENTURE TRUST OF JAPAN IN 1995, TO ATTEND SYMPOSIUM TO COMMEMMORATE THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE 1ST ASCENT OF EVEREST BY A WOMAN.  CLIMBED MT. FUJI.

10.PARTICIPATED IN WOMEN’S 1ST INTERNATIONAL CLIMBING SEMINAR AND STUDY TOUR IN U.K. IN 1998.

11.ATTENDED 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS AND SENIOR OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS AT  PUNTA DEL ESTE, URUGUAY FROM 30TH NOVEMBER TO 3RD DECEMBER 1999.

12.COMPLETED A 3 MONTH OUTDOOR EDUCATORS TRAINING IN SIR EDMUND HILLARY OUTDOOR PURSUIT CENTRE NEW ZEALAND IN 2001.

BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS

1.AUTHOR OF EVEREST – MY JOURNEY TO THE TOP, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY PUBLISHED BY NATIONAL BOOK TRUST, DELHI..

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