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[[File:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meets the members of 1965 Everest Expedition on the golden jubilee of the occasion, in New Delhi on May 20, 2015 (2).jpg|thumb|250px |Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and members of Indian Everest Expedition]]
[[File:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meets the members of 1965 Everest Expedition on the golden jubilee of the occasion, in New Delhi on May 20, 2015 (2).jpg|thumb|250px |Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and members of Indian Everest Expedition]]


'''Avtar Singh Cheema''' (1933–1989) was the first Indian man and sixteenth person in world to climb [[Mount Everest]].<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.everesthistory.com/climbers/cheema.htm |title= Autar Singh Cheema -|website=www.everesthistory.com}}</ref> Along with 8 others he was a part of the third mission undertaken by the [[Indian Army]], in 1965, to climb Mt. Everest after two failed attempts.
'''Avatar Singh Cheema''' (1933–1989) was the first Indian man and sixteenth person in world to climb [[Mount Everest]].<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.everesthistory.com/climbers/cheema.htm |title= Avtar Singh Cheema -|website=www.everesthistory.com}}</ref> Along with 8 others he was a part of the third mission undertaken by the [[Indian Army]], in 1965, to climb Mount Everest after two failed attempts.
The [[Indian Everest Expedition 1965]] put 9 mountaineers on the summit on 20 May, a record that lasted 17 years, and was led by  [[ Mohan Singh Kohli|Captain M S Kohli]]. Cheema's fellow summiters were [[Nawang Gombu]], [[Sonam Gyatso (mountaineer)|Sonam Gyatso]], [[Sonam Wangyal]], [[Chandra Prakash Vohra]] , [[Ang Kami]], [[H. P. S. Ahluwalia]], [[Harish Chandra Singh Rawat]] and [[Phu Dorjee Sherpa|Phu Dorjee]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.istampgallery.com/indian-mount-everest-expedition/|title=First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-|website=www.istampgallery.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/25939/did-you-know-that-50-years-ago-9-indians-held-a-record-for-climbing-mount-everest/|title=First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-|website=www.thebetterindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjF7ZzEJPhg|title=First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KHkwqaXLmooC|title= Nine Atop Everest-First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-|website= books.google.com.sa|isbn= 9788173871115|last1= Kohli|first1= M. S.|date= December 2000}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/ZDIwIHEyFLl1y3lVvqtQ5J/The-first-Indians-on-Everest.html|title= The first Indians on Everest-First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-|website= www.livemint.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/26/2/nine-atop-everest/|title= The first Indians on Everest-First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-|website= www.himalayanclub.org}}</ref> He was a captain in the 7th Bn [[Parachute Regiment (India)|Parachute regiment]] at that time. Later he was promoted to colonel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://everesthistory.com/climbers/cheema.htm |title=EverestHistory.com: Avatar. Singh. Cheema |access-date=2010-02-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091014132823/http://www.everesthistory.com/climbers/cheema.htm |archive-date=2009-10-14 |df=dmy }}</ref> He is also founder of Guru Harkrishan Public School in Sri Ganganagar District, Rajasthan.{{cn|date=August 2019}}
The [[Indian Everest Expedition 1965]] put 9 mountaineers on the summit on 20 May, a record that lasted 17 years, and was led by  [[ Mohan Singh Kohli|Captain M S Kohli]]. Cheema's fellow summiters were [[Nawang Gombu]], [[Sonam Gyatso (mountaineer)|Sonam Gyatso]], [[Sonam Wangyal]], [[Chandra Prakash Vohra]] , [[Ang Kami]], [[H. P. S. Ahluwalia]], [[Harish Chandra Singh Rawat]] and [[Phu Dorjee Sherpa|Phu Dorjee]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.istampgallery.com/indian-mount-everest-expedition/|title=First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-|website=www.istampgallery.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/25939/did-you-know-that-50-years-ago-9-indians-held-a-record-for-climbing-mount-everest/|title=First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-|website=www.thebetterindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjF7ZzEJPhg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/UjF7ZzEJPhg |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-|website=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KHkwqaXLmooC|title= Nine Atop Everest-First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-|website= books.google.com.sa|isbn= 9788173871115|last1= Kohli|first1= M. S.|date= December 2000}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/ZDIwIHEyFLl1y3lVvqtQ5J/The-first-Indians-on-Everest.html|title= The first Indians on Everest-First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-|website= www.livemint.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/26/2/nine-atop-everest/|title= The first Indians on Everest-First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-|website= www.himalayanclub.org}}</ref> He was a captain in the 7th Bn [[Parachute Regiment (India)|Parachute regiment]] at that time. Later he was promoted to colonel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://everesthistory.com/climbers/cheema.htm |title=EverestHistory.com: A. S. Cheema |access-date=2010-02-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091014132823/http://www.everesthistory.com/climbers/cheema.htm |archive-date=2009-10-14 |df=dmy }}</ref> He is also founder of Guru Harkrishan Public School in Sri Ganganagar District, Rajasthan.{{cn|date=August 2019}}


==Honors and Awards ==
==Honors and awards ==
He lion awarded [[Arjuna award]]<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in/showfile.asp?link_temp_id=560|title= Arjuna Award for The first Indians on Everest on 1965-|website= www.sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in}}</ref>  and [[Padma Shri]]<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/?Year=1965-1965&Award=Padma%20Shri&Field=Sports|title= Padma Shree for The first Indians on Everest on 1965-|website= www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in}}</ref> for his achievements.
He was awarded [[Arjuna award|the Arjuna award]]<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in/showfile.asp?link_temp_id=560|title= Arjuna Award for The first Indians on Everest on 1965-|website= www.sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in}}</ref>  and [[Padma Shri]]<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/?Year=1965-1965&Award=Padma%20Shri&Field=Sports|title= Padma Shree for The first Indians board-padmaawards.gov.in}}</ref> for his achievements.


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 23:06, 7 November 2022

Avatar Singh Cheema
BornPunjab, India
AllegianceIndia
Service/branchArmy
Awards
1965 Indian stamp dedicated to the 1965 Everest Expedition
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meets the members of Indian Everest Expedition 1965 on the occasion of Golden Jubilee of this on May 20, 2015
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and members of Indian Everest Expedition

Avatar Singh Cheema (1933–1989) was the first Indian man and sixteenth person in world to climb Mount Everest.[1] Along with 8 others he was a part of the third mission undertaken by the Indian Army, in 1965, to climb Mount Everest after two failed attempts. The Indian Everest Expedition 1965 put 9 mountaineers on the summit on 20 May, a record that lasted 17 years, and was led by Captain M S Kohli. Cheema's fellow summiters were Nawang Gombu, Sonam Gyatso, Sonam Wangyal, Chandra Prakash Vohra , Ang Kami, H. P. S. Ahluwalia, Harish Chandra Singh Rawat and Phu Dorjee.[2][3][4][5][6][7] He was a captain in the 7th Bn Parachute regiment at that time. Later he was promoted to colonel.[8] He is also founder of Guru Harkrishan Public School in Sri Ganganagar District, Rajasthan.[citation needed]

Honors and awards[edit]

He was awarded the Arjuna award[9] and Padma Shri[10] for his achievements.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Avtar Singh Cheema -". www.everesthistory.com.
  2. ↑ "First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-". www.istampgallery.com.
  3. ↑ "First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-". www.thebetterindia.com.
  4. ↑ "First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021.
  5. ↑ Kohli, M. S. (December 2000). Nine Atop Everest-First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-. ISBN 9788173871115. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  6. ↑ "The first Indians on Everest-First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-". www.livemint.com.
  7. ↑ "The first Indians on Everest-First successful Indian Expedition of 1965-". www.himalayanclub.org.
  8. ↑ "EverestHistory.com: A. S. Cheema". Archived from the original on 2009-10-14. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  9. ↑ "Arjuna Award for The first Indians on Everest on 1965-". www.sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in.
  10. ↑ "Padma Shree for The first Indians board-padmaawards.gov.in".

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