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'''N. K. Mahajan''' (1919 – 8 November 2016) was an Indian adventure sportsman.<ref name="IE-20110218" /> In 2008 he became India's oldest [[Parasailing|parasailor]] at the age of 88. He had set this record twice before in 2003 and 2007.<ref name="IE_20100802">{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sailing-high/654806/0|title=Sailing high|last=Chaudhari|first=Nupur|date=2 August 2010|work=The Indian Express|accessdate=17 July 2012|location=New Delhi}}</ref> He was also called as Abasaheb. A veteran trekker, he has an entry in the [[Limca book of records]] for crossing the valley between the Duke's Nose and the Duchess Pinnacle in five minutes by using rock climbing techniques. The length crossed is approximately 46 m and depth 152 m.<ref name="PM-20110212">{{cite news|url=http://www.punemirror.in/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=2&contentid=2011022220110222063601210682f4a79|title=Lord of the hills: 91, and raring to go|date=22 February 2011|publisher=Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd.|accessdate=17 July 2012|location=Pune|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100112023141/http://www.punemirror.in/index.aspx?Page=article|archive-date=12 January 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 15 July 2012 he appeared on the TV [[reality show]] [[Satyamev Jayate (Season 1)|Satyamev Jayate]].<ref name="IE-20120716">{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/nonagenarian-trekker-inspires-many-on-satyamev-jayate/974899/0|title=Nonagenarian trekker inspires many on Satyamev Jayate|last=Roy|first=Kasturi|date=16 July 2012|work=The Indian Express|accessdate=17 July 2012|location=New Delhi}}</ref> <br />
He was also a scout and associated with scout moment from Pune district.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Mahajan was schooled at Pune's New English School, Ramanbaug. He secured the Secondary Teacher Certificate while working for Dr. E. N. Nagarwala school. He retired as principal of the school. He has been president of Maharashtra Hockey Association. The Pune City Scouts and Guides Association describes him as a distinguished scout.<ref name="PuneScouts20120717">{{cite web|url=http://punescoutsandguides.org/distinguished_sgs.html|title=Distinguished Scouts & Guides|work=punescoutsandguides.org|publisher=Pune City Scouts and Guides Association|accessdate=17 July 2012|location=Pune}}</ref><br />
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Mahajan was a vegetarian. His diet included ''[[varan bhaat]]'', ''[[pithla bhakri]]'', green vegetables, fruits, milk and lemon juice. He trained by walking 10&nbsp;km every day which he did at a speed of about 6&nbsp;km/h.<ref name="IE-20110218">{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/at-91-his-love-of-great-outdoors-remains-undimmed/751694/0|title=At 91, his love of great outdoors remains undimmed|last=Mishra|first=Garima|date=18 February 2011|work=The Indian Express|accessdate=17 July 2012|location=New Delhi}}</ref><br />
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He died on 8 November 2016 at the age of 97 at his residence in Pune, surrounded by family.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/pune-97-year-old-mountaineer-nk-mahajan-dies-4368730/|title = Pune: 97-year-old mountaineer NK Mahajan dies|date = 11 November 2016}}</ref><br />
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