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{{Infobox person
| name          = Shipra Mazumdar
| name          = Shipra Mazumdar
| nationality  = {{flagicon|IND}} [[India|IndianIndia]]n
| known_for    = Reaching the summit of [[Mount Everest]]
| known_for    = Reaching the summit of [[Mount Everest]]
| occupation    = [[Major]] in the [[Indian Army]]
| occupation    = [[Major (rank)|Major]] in the [[Indian Army]]
}}
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'''Shipra Mazumdar''' is a [[Major]] in the [[Indian Army]], and a member of the Indian Army women mountaineering team. She is a [[Bengali people|Bengali]].<ref name=timesofindia /> She pursued Engineering at [[Army Institute of Technology]], Pune. She did her Basic and Advance Mountaineering Courses from [https://www.nimindia.net/ Nehru Institute of Mountaineering], Uttarkashi.
'''Shipra Mazumdar''' is a [[Major (rank)|Major]] in the [[Indian Army]], and a member of the Indian Army women mountaineering team. She is a [[Bengali people|Bengali]].<ref name=timesofindia /> She pursued Engineering at [[Army Institute of Technology]], Pune. She did her Basic and Advance Mountaineering Courses from [https://www.nimindia.net/ Nehru Institute of Mountaineering], Uttarkashi.


==Mountaineering expedition==
==Mountaineering expedition==
At 9:30&nbsp;a.m. on June 2, 2005,<ref name=Tribune>{{cite news | title =Army women create history atop Everest | newspaper =[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | location =[[Chandigarh]] | date =June 2, 2013 | url =http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050603/main5.htm  | accessdate =January 26, 2013 }}</ref> she reached the summit of [[Mount Everest]] with three other members of the team. They climbed from [[Tibet]], using the [[North Col]] route.
At 9:30&nbsp;a.m. on 2 June 2005,<ref name=Tribune>{{cite news | title =Army women create history atop Everest | newspaper =[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | location =[[Chandigarh]] | date =2 June 2013 | url =http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050603/main5.htm  | accessdate =26 January 2013 }}</ref> she reached the summit of [[Mount Everest]] with three other members of the team. They climbed from [[Tibet]], using the [[North Col]] route.<ref>{{cite news | title =Indian Army women scale Mt Everest | location =[[Mumbai]] | date =3 June 2005 | url =http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-06-03/india/27863619_1_mt-everest-indian-army-tallest-peak  | archive-url =https://archive.today/20130216063604/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-06-03/india/27863619_1_mt-everest-indian-army-tallest-peak  | url-status =dead  | archive-date =16 February 2013  | newspaper =[[The Times of India]] | accessdate =26 January 2013 }}</ref>
<ref>{{cite news | title =Indian Army women scale Mt Everest | location =[[Mumbai]] | date =June 3, 2005 | url =http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-06-03/india/27863619_1_mt-everest-indian-army-tallest-peak  | archive-url =https://archive.today/20130216063604/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-06-03/india/27863619_1_mt-everest-indian-army-tallest-peak  | url-status =dead  | archive-date =February 16, 2013  | newspaper =[[The Times of India]] | accessdate =January 26, 2013 }}</ref>


Another mountaineering team from the [[Indian Air Force]] had reached the summit on May 30.<ref name=Tribune/> One member of that team, Squadron Leader S.S. Chaithanya, disappeared in a blizzard during the descent.<ref>{{cite news | title =Army women on top of the world | newspaper =[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] | location =[[Calcutta]] | date =June 3, 2005 | url =http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050603/asp/nation/story_4821257.asp | accessdate =January 26, 2013}}</ref>
Another mountaineering team from the [[Indian Air Force]] had reached the summit on 30 May.<ref name=Tribune/> One member of that team, Squadron Leader S.S. Chaithanya, disappeared in a blizzard during the descent.<ref>{{cite news | title =Army women on top of the world | newspaper =[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]] | location =[[Calcutta]] | date =3 June 2005 | url =http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050603/asp/nation/story_4821257.asp | archive-url =https://archive.today/20130216214333/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050603/asp/nation/story_4821257.asp | url-status =dead | archive-date =16 February 2013 | accessdate =26 January 2013}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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<ref name=timesofindia>{{cite news | title =On top of the world, in 10 hours | location =[[Mumbai]] | date =May 18, 2010 | url =http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-18/kolkata/28297950_1_mountaineers-association-bad-weather-basanta | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131109185739/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-18/kolkata/28297950_1_mountaineers-association-bad-weather-basanta | url-status =dead | archive-date =November 9, 2013 | newspaper =[[The Times of India]] | accessdate =January 26, 2013 }}</ref>
<ref name=timesofindia>{{cite news | title =On top of the world, in 10 hours | location =[[Mumbai]] | date =18 May 2010 | url =http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-18/kolkata/28297950_1_mountaineers-association-bad-weather-basanta | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131109185739/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-18/kolkata/28297950_1_mountaineers-association-bad-weather-basanta | url-status =dead | archive-date =9 November 2013 | newspaper =[[The Times of India]] | accessdate =26 January 2013 }}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 21:26, 6 March 2026

Shipra Mazumdar
OccupationMajor in the Indian Army
Known forReaching the summit of Mount Everest

Shipra Mazumdar is a Major in the Indian Army, and a member of the Indian Army women mountaineering team. She is a Bengali.[1] She pursued Engineering at Army Institute of Technology, Pune. She did her Basic and Advance Mountaineering Courses from Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi.

Mountaineering expedition[edit | edit source]

At 9:30 a.m. on 2 June 2005,[2] she reached the summit of Mount Everest with three other members of the team. They climbed from Tibet, using the North Col route.[3]

Another mountaineering team from the Indian Air Force had reached the summit on 30 May.[2] One member of that team, Squadron Leader S.S. Chaithanya, disappeared in a blizzard during the descent.[4]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "On top of the world, in 10 hours". The Times of India. Mumbai. 18 May 2010. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Army women create history atop Everest". The Tribune. Chandigarh. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. "Indian Army women scale Mt Everest". The Times of India. Mumbai. 3 June 2005. Retrieved 26 January 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. "Army women on top of the world". The Telegraph. Calcutta. 3 June 2005. Retrieved 26 January 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)