Bhawna Dehariya (born 12 November 1991) is an Indian mountaineer born in Village Tamia, District Chhindawara,

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. She reached the summit of summit of Mount Everest on 22 May 2019. She holds a

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title for promoting and popularising Indian Himalaya with the

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on 15 August 2020 (

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). She is the

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and

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of Jan Parishad, a national level social enterprise. The Department of Women and Child Development appointed Dehariya and her daughter Siddhi Mishra as brand ambassadors for the ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ campaign.

Early life

Dehariya was born on 12 November 1991. She hails from Village Tamia, Chhindawara,

. Dehariya has done Masters of Physical Education ( M.P.Ed) and

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(B.P.E & B.P.Ed) from VNS College of Physical Education and Management Studies affiliated to

Barkatullah University Barkatullah University is a public university in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. formally known as University of Bhopal, and informally known as Bhopal University. It was named after Barkatullah, One of the freedom fighter in Bhopal. Barkatullah ...

Bhopal Bhopal (; ISO 15919, ISO: Bhōpāl, ) is the capital (political), capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes,'' due to ...

. She holds Post Graduate Diploma in

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and Yogic Science from Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya. Bhawna also completed a judge course in sports climbing conducted by the

Indian Mountaineering Foundation Indian Mountaineering Foundation is an apex national body which organize and support, mountaineering and rock climbing expeditions at high altitudes in the Himalayas. The organization also promotes and encourages schemes for related adventure ac ...

(IMF). She has represented Madhya Pradesh by participating in numerous sports at the national level like

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, artificial sports climbing (a form of rock climbing),

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, and

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Career

Dehariya holds her mountaineering certifications in Methods of Instructions (MOI), Advance Mountaineering (AMC), and Basic Mountaineering course (BMC) from Nehru Institute of Mountaineering,

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with Grade 'A'. Bhawna was a speaker at

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and conducted over 50 motivational sessions at various colleges across India. She served as the brand ambassador for the 'Run Bhopal Run' Marathon for three consecutive years and has been a national coordinator of the All India Council of Physical Education (AICPE) since 2016. In August 2018, she was selected by the Ministry of Sports and Youth Welfare,

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for mountaineering where she climbed 6593 meters high at the Mount Manirang peak. In May 2019, Dehariya became the first woman from

to climb the world's highest peak, 8,848-metre-high

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. Bhawna helped organize the Bhoj Adventure Fest in

and the Patalkot Adventure Festival in Patalkot,

Chhindwara district Chhindwara district () is a List of districts of Madhya Pradesh, district of Madhya Pradesh state in India, and Chhindwara town is the district headquarters. Chhindwara was the largest district in Madhya Pradesh with an area of 10,293 square k ...

. In 2022, she led the 'Chhindwara Marathon' with the District Archeology, Tourism & Culture Council (DATCC) in Chhindwara. She was also involved in planning 'Jal Mahotsav 2020' at Hanumantia Khandwa, an event by the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board. At

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, Bhawna works as a sports and culture consultant in the technical support unit for the

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's Department of Tribal Affairs.

Summits

Honors and awards

2020: *

holder for promoting and popularising Indian Himalaya with the

on 15 August 2020 (Independence Day) *Honoured as and holds the position of Vice President and Brand Ambassador of Jan Parishad since 26 August 2020 *Received ‘Devi Award’ by the

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Kamal Nath Kamal Nath (born 18 November 1946; ) is an Indian politician who served as the List of chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh, 18th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh for approximately 15 months and resigned after a 2020 Madhya Pradesh political crisis ...

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in February 2020 2022: * Honored the state's first female mountaineer and Everest achiever by the

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Mangubhai C. Patel Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel is an Indian statesman who is the current and 19th Governor of Madhya Pradesh. He is a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Gujarat. He served as the officiating speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly in 201 ...

Sports achievements

* Represented The All India Softball Championship, 2017, (

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) * Represented

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at school level, 2008, (

Jabalpur Jabalpur, formerly Jubbulpore, is a city situated on the banks of Narmada River in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the 3rd-largest urban agglomeration of the state and the 38th-largest of the country. Jabalpur is the administrative h ...

) * Represented 12th Junior (Girls) Cycle Polo National Championship, 2008-09 (Kochi)

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