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Inspiration: Arunima is
first woman amputee to scale Everest
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BINDU SHAJAN PERAPPADAN: At
10.55 a.m. Tuesday, 21st May 2013, Arunima Sinha, 26, became India’s first
woman to conquer Mt. Everest on a prosthetic leg. A former national volleyball
player, Arunima lost her left leg, having been thrown off a moving train for
resisting a chain-snatching attempt by some criminals on April 12, 2011.
She sustained serious leg and pelvic injuries, and to save her
life, doctors had to amputate her left leg below the knee. Arunima, a resident
of Ambedkar Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, was airlifted to Delhi’s All-India Institute
of Medical Sciences Trauma Centre.
Arunima completed her expedition from Kathmandu to the top of the
peak in 52 days.
As per information released on Tuesday by the Tata Steel
Adventure Foundation (TSAF), which supported her climb, Arunima followed Susen
Mahato, another climber of the Foundation, who scaled Mt. Everest on May 19,
2013.
Before leaving for her expedition, Arunima had said she “had
decided to get her life back right in the hospital when she was recovering.”
“When I was in the hospital, everyone was worried for me, and I
realised that I had to do something in my life so that people would stop looking
at me with pity. I spoke to my elder brother and my coach about climbing the
Everest, and they encouraged me,” she said.
For her successful climb, Arunima trained under Bachendri Pal,
the first Indian woman to conquer the Everest. Congratulating Arunima on her
achievement, Ms. Pal said: “It’s a moment of pride for the whole nation. The
spirit, mental strength and will power of Arunima have been exemplary … She has
defied all odds and will be an inspiration for millions throughout the world.”
Thrilled at his patient having conquered Mt. Everest, AIIMS
Trauma Centre head M.C. Misra said: “I knew that she wanted to climb the Everest
but I am absolutely speechless and happy to hear that she has managed to do it
so soon.”
Saluting Arunima’s “courage, grit, determination and dedication,”
Tata Steel official Sunil Bhaskaran said: “These qualities played a major role
in her very special achievement. Youth of the country will derive inspiration
from achievers like Arunima who have now etched their names in history for their
extraordinary and brave achievements, despite all odds.”
( Courtesy:
The Hindu ) Articles:
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