->Ken Gallager cat sort |
m fix article to improve readability |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}} | {{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}} | ||
{{Infobox military person | {{Infobox military person | ||
|honorific_prefix= | | honorific_prefix = | ||
|name= '''Sonam Wangyal''' | | name = '''Sonam Wangyal''' | ||
|honorific_suffix= | | honorific_suffix = | ||
|other_names = | | other_names = | ||
|birth_date= 1942 | | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1942}} | ||
|birth_place= | | birth_place = [[Ladakh]], [[India]] | ||
|death_place= | | death_place = | ||
|placeofburial= | | placeofburial = | ||
|placeofburial_label= | | placeofburial_label = | ||
|image= | | image = Shri Sonam Wangyal for Mountaineer (Life Time), in 2017 (cropped).JPG | ||
|caption= | | caption = Wangyal in 2017 | ||
|nickname= | | nickname = | ||
|allegiance=India | | allegiance = India | ||
|serviceyears= | | serviceyears = | ||
|rank= | | rank = | ||
|branch= | | branch = | ||
|commands= | | commands = | ||
|unit= | | unit = | ||
|battles= | | battles = | ||
|awards= {{ubl|[[Padma Shri]]|[[Arjuna Award]]}} | | awards = {{ubl|[[Padma Shri]]|[[Arjuna Award]]}} | ||
|laterwork= | | children = | ||
| laterwork = | |||
}} | }} | ||
[[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.jpg|thumb|250px| Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meets the members of Indian Everest Expedition 1965 on the occasion of | [[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.jpg|thumb|250px| Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meets the members of Indian Everest Expedition 1965 on the occasion of the expedition's Golden Jubilee on 20 May 2015]] | ||
[[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 meets the members of Indian Everest Expedition 1965 on the occasion of | [[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 meets the members of Indian Everest Expedition 1965 on the occasion of the expedition's Golden Jubilee on 20 May 2015]] | ||
[[File:Everest Expedition 1965 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|1965 Indian stamp dedicated to the 1965 Everest Expedition]] | [[File:Everest Expedition 1965 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|1965 Indian stamp dedicated to the 1965 Everest Expedition]] | ||
'''Sonam Wangyal''' (born 1942) is a former [[India]]n paramilitary personnel and mountaineer who climbed [[Mount Everest]] in 1965 at the age 23, making him the youngest summiter. | '''Sonam Wangyal''' (born 1942) is a former [[India]]n paramilitary personnel and mountaineer who climbed [[Mount Everest]] in 1965 at the age 23, making him the youngest summiter. He was one of the nine summiters of the first successful [[Indian Everest Expedition 1965|Indian Everest Expeditions]] that climbed [[Mount Everest]] in May 1965 led by [[Mohan Singh Kohli|Captain M S Kohli]]. He is the 3rd Indian man, and 18th man in world, to have climbed [[Mount Everest]]. On 22 May 1965, the first time that the oldest ([[Sonam Gyatso (mountaineer)|Sonam Gyatso]] at age 42) and the youngest (Sonam Wangyal at age 23) climbed Everest together. Kohli, who had led the 1965 Everest expedition, recruited Wangyal to join a team on a [[Nanda Devi Plutonium Mission|secretive mission]] to [[Nanda Devi]]. The joint [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] / [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Indian Intelligence Bureau]] mission involved placing a nuclear listening device on the mountain in 1965 with subsequent visits in 1966 and 1967. | ||
He was politically active and was elected as MLA. In 1975 he also served as a minister of Jammu and Kashmir government. He received the [[Padma Shri]] and the [[Arjuna Award]] in 1965 and later the [[Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award]] in 2017. | |||
== | Currently, he is serving as a principal at [[Sonam Gyatso Mountaineering Institute]]. | ||
He was honoured with the [[Padma Shri]] in 1965,<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><ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013)|publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf}}</ref> followed by the [[Arjuna Award]] in 1965 and then [[Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award]] 2017 in lifetime achievement category.<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> He served as the Principal of the Sonam Mountaineering Institute in [[Gangtok]] (Sikkim) from 1976 to 1990. He retired as Assistant Director of the [[ | |||
==Honours and awards == | |||
He was honoured with the [[Padma Shri]] in 1965,<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><ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013)|publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]]|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf}}</ref> followed by the [[Arjuna Award]] in 1965 and then [[Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award]] 2017 in lifetime achievement category.<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> He served as the Principal of the [[Sonam Gyatso Mountaineering Institute]] in [[Gangtok]] (Sikkim) from 1976 to 1990. He retired as Assistant Director of the [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau]] in 1993, and now lives in [[Leh]].<ref>{{cite web | title =He has lived a hero's life|author=M.P. Nathanael |publisher=The Sunday Tribune| url = http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020707/spectrum/main2.htm |date=7 July 2002| access-date = 19 March 2014}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
| Line 50: | Line 53: | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wangyal, Sonam}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Wangyal, Sonam}} | ||
[[Category:Indian | [[Category:Indian summiteers of Mount Everest]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports]] | [[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]] | [[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]] | ||
[[Category:Indian military personnel]] | [[Category:Indian military personnel]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Sportspeople from Ladakh]] | ||
[[Category:People from Leh district]] | [[Category:People from Leh district]] | ||
[[Category:1942 births]] | [[Category:1942 births]] | ||
[[Category:Living people]] | [[Category:Living people]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award]] | [[Category:Recipients of the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award]] | ||
[[Category:Youth record holders]] | |||
{{climbing-bio-stub}} | {{climbing-bio-stub}} | ||
{{india-sport-bio-stub}} | {{india-sport-bio-stub}} | ||
Latest revision as of 21:27, 6 March 2026
Sonam Wangyal | |
|---|---|
,_in_2017_(cropped).JPG) Wangyal in 2017 | |
| Born | 1942 (age 83–84) Ladakh, India |
| Allegiance | India |
| Awards | |
.jpg)
Sonam Wangyal (born 1942) is a former Indian paramilitary personnel and mountaineer who climbed Mount Everest in 1965 at the age 23, making him the youngest summiter. He was one of the nine summiters of the first successful Indian Everest Expeditions that climbed Mount Everest in May 1965 led by Captain M S Kohli. He is the 3rd Indian man, and 18th man in world, to have climbed Mount Everest. On 22 May 1965, the first time that the oldest (Sonam Gyatso at age 42) and the youngest (Sonam Wangyal at age 23) climbed Everest together. Kohli, who had led the 1965 Everest expedition, recruited Wangyal to join a team on a secretive mission to Nanda Devi. The joint CIA / Indian Intelligence Bureau mission involved placing a nuclear listening device on the mountain in 1965 with subsequent visits in 1966 and 1967.
He was politically active and was elected as MLA. In 1975 he also served as a minister of Jammu and Kashmir government. He received the Padma Shri and the Arjuna Award in 1965 and later the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award in 2017.
Currently, he is serving as a principal at Sonam Gyatso Mountaineering Institute.
Honours and awards[edit | edit source]
He was honoured with the Padma Shri in 1965,[1][2] followed by the Arjuna Award in 1965 and then Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2017 in lifetime achievement category.[3] He served as the Principal of the Sonam Gyatso Mountaineering Institute in Gangtok (Sikkim) from 1976 to 1990. He retired as Assistant Director of the Intelligence Bureau in 1993, and now lives in Leh.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Padma Shree for The first Indians on Everest on 1965-". www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in.
- ↑ "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs.
- ↑ "Arjuna Award for The first Indians on Everest on 1965-". www.sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in.
- ↑ M.P. Nathanael (7 July 2002). "He has lived a hero's life". The Sunday Tribune. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
See also[edit | edit source]
- 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
 | This biographical article relating to climbing or mountaineering is a stub. You can help Bharatpedia by expanding it. |
  | This biographical article related to Indian sports is a stub. You can help Bharatpedia by expanding it. |