Malavath Purna

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{{short description|Indian mountaineer (born 2000)}}
{{use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox climber
| image = Poorna Malavath and Anand Kumar, teenaged mountaineers who recently scaled Mt. Everest, calling on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on June 06, 2014. Their coach, Shri Shekhar Babu is also seen (1).jpg
| caption = Purna (second from left) (third from right) with [[Prime Minister of India|PM]] [[Narendra Modi]] in 2014
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|10 June 2000}}
| birth_place = [[Nizamabad district|Pakala]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] (now [[Telangana]]), India
| parents =
| knownfor = [[Mount Everest]]
| education = [[Minnesota State University, Mankato]], USA
 Telangana Social Welfare Residential School [[TSWREIS]] [[Himalayan Mountaineering Institute]], [[Darjeeling]]
| majorascents = [[Mount Everest]] in 2014 [[Mount Kilimanjaro]] in 2016 [[Mount Elbrus]] in 2017 [[Mount Aconcagua]] in 2019 [[Mount Puncak Jaya|Cartsnez Pyramid]] in 2019 Mount [[Vinson Massif]] in 2019
}}

'''Malavath Purna'''{{efn|Also written as Malavath Poorna, Purna Malavath, or Poorna Malavath}} (born 10 June 2000) is an [[India]]n [[mountaineer]]. On 25 May 2014, Purna scaled the highest peak of [[Mount Everest]] and, aged 13 years and 11 months, became the youngest Indian and the youngest female in the world to have reached the summit.<ref>{{cite news |title=13-year-old Malavath Purna becomes youngest woman to scale Everest |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/13-year-old-Poorna-Malavath-becomes-youngest-woman-to-scale-everest/ |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |accessdate=12 March 2016}}</ref> Purna was accompanied by Sadhanapalli Anand Kumar from [[Khammam]]. She scaled [[Mount Elbrus]], the highest peak in [[Russia]] and in [[Europe]] on 27 July 2017. After reaching the summit of [[Elbrus]], Purna unfurled a 50 ft long [[Flag of India|Indian Tricolor]] singing the [[Indian National Anthem]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreamwanderlust.com/news/poorna-malavath-on-the-top-of-mt-elbrus|title=Poorna Malavath on top of Mt. Elbrus|date=28 July 2017|work=dreamwanderlust.com}}</ref>

A film based on Purna's life story was released in 2017 named ''[[Poorna: Courage Has No Limit]]'' directed by [[Rahul Bose]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://telanganatoday.news/biopic-malavath-poorna-silver-screen |title=Biopic on Malavath Poorna set to hit the silver screen |date=2017-01-11 |work=Telangana Today |access-date=2017-03-16 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Early life and background==
Purna was born at Pakala village, [[Nizamabad district]] of [[Telangana]] state of [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mountaineer Poorna Malavath, 19, Is Conquering Stereotypes|url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/self-made-women-2020/mountaineer-poorna-malavath-19-is-conquering-stereotypes/58079/1|access-date=2021-05-17|website=Forbes India|language=en}}</ref> She joined [[Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society]] for her education. Her talent was spotted by the secretary of the Society Dr. [[Repalle Shiva Praveen Kumar]] IPS. She was shortlisted for Operation Everest along with Sadhanapalli Anand Kumar. In preparation for climbing [[Mount Everest]] she trekked to mountains of [[Ladakh]] and [[Darjeeling]].<ref>{{cite news |title=CM K Chandrasekhar Rao announces reward for Poorna Malavath and Sadhanapalli Anand Kumar |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140615/nation-current-affairs/article/cm-k-chandrasekhar-rao-announces-reward-malavath-poorna-and |newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=15 June 2014 |accessdate=12 March 2016}}</ref>

== Six Summits ==

* Mount [[Everest]] (Asia, 2014)
* Mount [[Kilimanjaro]] (Africa, 2016)
* Mount [[Elbrus]] (Europe, 2017)
* Mount [[Aconcagua]] (South America, 2019)
* Mount [[Puncak Jaya|Carstensz Pyramid]] (Oceania region, 2019)
* Mount [[Vinson Massif]](Antarctica, 2019)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-31|title=7 summits in 7 continents: Telangana girl Malavath Poorna one step away from goal|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/malavath-poorna-mt-vinson-massif-youngest-girl-to-scale-mt-everest-6191686/|access-date=2020-09-19|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

== Forbes List ==
Purna was listed on the [[Forbes India]] list of self made women in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Self-Made Women 2020 : India's top women achievers|url=https://www.forbesindia.com/lists/self-made-women-2020/1835/1|access-date=2021-02-28|website=Forbes India|language=en}}</ref>

==Biography==
Purna's biography has been written in the form of book format by Aparna Thota. The book captures Purna's journey from her home town Pakala, a village in Nizamabad district of Telangana, to the Everest even though she came from such a small village she managed to accomplish her dreams.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mehta|first=Archit|date=2019-08-09|title=Poorna, the youngest girl in the world to scale Mount Everest, shares her story|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/travel/poorna-the-youngest-girl-in-the-world-to-scale-mount-everest-shares-her-story/article28943017.ece|access-date=2021-05-17|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Indian summiters of Mount Everest - Year wise]]
*[[List of Mount Everest summiters by number of times to the summit]]
*[[List of Mount Everest records of India]]
*[[List of Mount Everest records]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official site|http://www.malavathpoorna.co/}}
{{Indian mountaineers}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Telugu people]]
[[Category:Indian female mountain climbers]]
[[Category:Indian mountain climbers]]
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[[Category:People from Nizamabad district]]
[[Category:Indian summiters of Mount Everest]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Telangana]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian people]]
[[Category:Adivasi]]
[[Category:Scheduled Tribes of India]]
[[Category:Mountain climbers from Telangana]]

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