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{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| honorific_prefix = [[Major]] | | honorific_prefix = [[Major]] | ||
| name | | name = H. P. S. Ahluwalia | ||
| image= Maj._Haripal_Singh_Ahluwalia.jpg | | image = Maj._Haripal_Singh_Ahluwalia.jpg | ||
| caption | | caption = | ||
| other_names = | | other_names = | ||
| awards | | awards = [[Padma Bhushan]]<br>[[Padma Shri]]<br>[[Arjuna Award]] | ||
| birth_date | | birth_date = {{Birth date |df=yes|1936|11|06}} | ||
| birth_place | | birth_place = [[Sialkot]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], Pakistan) | ||
|alma_mater | | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2022|01|14|1936|11|06}} | ||
|years_active = | | death_place = [[New Delhi]], India | ||
|boards | | alma_mater = [[St. George's College, Mussoorie|St. George's College]], Mussoorie, India | ||
|spouse | | years_active = 1995–2022 | ||
|children | | boards = Chairman, [[Indian Spinal Injuries Centre]] | ||
|parents | | spouse = Bholi Ahluwalia | ||
| module = {{Infobox military person | embed=yes | | children = One | ||
| parents = Father- Mr. Sarjit Singh<br>Mother- Mrs. Harbans Kaur | |||
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|nickname= | |nickname= | ||
|allegiance= {{flag|India}} | |allegiance= {{flag|India}} | ||
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[[Major]] '''Hari Pal Singh Ahluwalia''' ( | [[Major]] '''Hari Pal Singh Ahluwalia''' (6 November 1936 – 14 January 2022) was an Indian mountaineer, author, social worker and retired Indian Army officer. During his career he made contributions in the fields of adventure, sports, environment, disability and social work.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.everesthistory.com/climbers/ahluwalia.htm |title= H.P.S. Ahluwalia -|website=www.everesthistory.com}}</ref> He is one of six Indian men and the twenty first man in the world to climb [[Mount Everest]]. On 29 May 1965, 12 years to the day from the first ascent of [[Mount Everest]], he made the summit with the fourth and final successful attempt of the 1965 Indian Everest Expedition along with [[Harish Chandra Singh Rawat|H. C. S. Rawat]] and [[Phu Dorjee Sherpa]]. This was the first time three climbers stood on the summit together. | ||
Following his advanced training at the [[Himalayan Mountaineering Institute]], [[Darjeeling]], he climbed extensively in [[Sikkim]], Nepal | Following his advanced training at the [[Himalayan Mountaineering Institute]], [[Darjeeling]], he climbed extensively in [[Sikkim]], Nepal. The 1965 Indian Army expedition was the first successful [[Indian Everest Expedition 1965|Indian Expedition to Everest]] which put 9 mountaineers on top, a record which lasted 17 years, and was led by [[Mohan Singh Kohli|Captain M S Kohli]]. He along with [[Avtar Singh Cheema]], [[Nawang Gombu]] Sherpa, [[Sonam Gyatso (mountaineer)|Sonam Gyatso]], [[Sonam Wangyal]], [[Chandra Prakash Vohra]], [[Ang Kami]] Sherpa, [[Harish Chandra Singh Rawat]] and [[Phu Dorjee]] Sherpa summited the peak in 1965 and became the first Indians to successfully climb Mount Everest.<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/20211219/UjF7ZzEJPhg |archive-date=19 December 2021 |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> During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]], he suffered a bullet injury to his spine which resulted in his confinement to a wheelchair. He was the Chairman of Indian Spinal Injuries Centre. He has written thirteen books and has also produced an award-winning serial, ''Beyond Himalaya'', which has been telecast all over the world on Discovery and National Geographic channels.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
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==Military career== | ==Military career== | ||
[[File:Major Ahluwalia in his Army Days.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Major Ahluwalia (center) in his Army days]] | [[File:Major Ahluwalia in his Army Days.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Major Ahluwalia (center) in his Army days]] | ||
After his graduation Ahluwalia joined the Indian Army as an officer, receiving a commission as a second lieutenant in the Army Electrical-Mechanical Engineering branch on 14 December 1958.<ref name="commission">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=226 |date=12 September 1959 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> He was promoted to lieutenant on 14 December 1960 and to captain on 14 December 1964.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=20 |date=21 January 1961 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> Seeing action during the 1965 war with Pakistan, he was wounded by a bullet in his spine, which left him confined to a wheelchair. He received an early discharge from the Army on 8 January 1968,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=295 |date=3 March 1973 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> with the honorary rank of major.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part II-Section 3 |page=5 |date=15 September 1997 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> | After his graduation Ahluwalia joined the Indian Army as an officer, receiving a commission as a second lieutenant in the Army Electrical-Mechanical Engineering branch on 14 December 1958.<ref name="commission">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=226 |date=12 September 1959 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> He was promoted to lieutenant on 14 December 1960 and to captain on 14 December 1964.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=20 |date=21 January 1961 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=146 |date=20 March 1965 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> Seeing action during the 1965 war with Pakistan, he was wounded by a bullet in his spine, which left him confined to a wheelchair. He received an early discharge from the Army on 8 January 1968,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=295 |date=3 March 1973 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> with the honorary rank of major.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part II-Section 3 |page=5 |date=15 September 1997 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> | ||
==Expeditions and adventures== | ==Expeditions and adventures== | ||
After treatment at [[Stoke Mandeville Hospital]] in England, he continued to pursue his love | After treatment at [[Stoke Mandeville Hospital]] in England, he continued to pursue his love of adventure by organising pioneering events such as the first Ski Expedition to [[Mount Trisul]], the first Trans-Himalaya Motor Expedition (1983),{{citation needed|date=November 2014}} and the Central Asia Cultural Expedition (1994){{citation needed|date=November 2014}} following the Silk & [[Marco Polo]]'s Route through [[Uzbekistan]], [[Kyrgyzstan]], [[Kazakhstan]], entering China in the Asian City of [[Kashgar]], Yarkhand and returned via Tibet and [[Kathmandu]]. | ||
Ahluwalia has also been the President of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation and Delhi Mountaineering Association. He was also the Chairman of Special Ability Trust (created to assist young achievers with disabilities with fellowships and scholarships), Youth Exploring Society (with its | Ahluwalia has also been the President of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation and Delhi Mountaineering Association. He was also the Chairman of Special Ability Trust (created to assist young achievers with disabilities with fellowships and scholarships), Youth Exploring Society (with its chapters in Ireland, West Germany and Italy), Rehabilitation Council of India (a statutory body under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment), Chairman of Planning Committee of Persons with Disability of 12-year plan and Chairman of the Committee of Drafting Country Report. | ||
==Professional career== | ==Professional career== | ||
[[File:Isic hospital.jpg|thumb|left|Indian Spinal Injuries Centre]] | [[File:Isic hospital.jpg|thumb|left|Indian Spinal Injuries Centre]] | ||
Realizing the needs of persons with [[spinal | Realizing the needs of persons with [[spinal injuries]], Ahluwalia, with the support of his friends, set up the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre (ISIC) in [[Vasant Kunj]], New Delhi, India in 1993. He also served as an [[IOFS]] officer. His experiences have appeared in school books. He met many great achievers such as [[Indira Gandhi]], [[APJ Abdul Kalam]] et cetera. | ||
==Positions== | ==Positions== | ||
*Chairman – Indian Spinal Injuries Centre. | *Chairman – Indian Spinal Injuries Centre. | ||
*Chairman – Planning Committee of Persons with Disability of 12 | *Chairman – Planning Committee of Persons with Disability of 12 year plan and Chairman of the committee of drafting country report. | ||
*Former president – Indian Mountaineering Foundation. | *Former president – Indian Mountaineering Foundation. | ||
*Former president – Delhi Mountaineering Association. | *Former president – Delhi Mountaineering Association. | ||
*Former chairman – Special Ability Trust (created to assist young | *Former chairman – Special Ability Trust (created to assist young achievers with disabilities with *fellowships and scholarships). | ||
*Former chairman – Youth Exploring Society (with its | *Former chairman – Youth Exploring Society (with its chapters in Ireland, West Germany and Italy). | ||
*Former chairman – Rehabilitation Council of India (a statutory body under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment). | *Former chairman – Rehabilitation Council of India (a statutory body under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment). | ||
*Member – Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust. | *Member – Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust. | ||
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*Member – National Finance and Revenue Committee constituted by Ministry of Finance. | *Member – National Finance and Revenue Committee constituted by Ministry of Finance. | ||
*Member – CBR (Community Based Rehabilitation), in collaboration with AISPO-ITALY. | *Member – CBR (Community Based Rehabilitation), in collaboration with AISPO-ITALY. | ||
*Member – International Spinal Cord | *Member – International Spinal Cord Society | ||
==Personal life and death== | |||
Ahluwalia died in Delhi on 14 January 2022, at the age of 85.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Padma Shri recipient HPS Ahluwalia passes away at 85|work=[[Press Trust of India]]|url=http://www.ptinews.com/news/13047031_Padma-Shri-recipient-HPS-Ahluwalia-passes-away-at-85.html}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Sharma|first=Unnati|date=2022-01-15|title=Remembering Major H.P.S Ahluwalia — mountaineer, army man, social worker... a fighter forever|url=https://theprint.in/india/remembering-major-h-p-s-ahluwalia-mountaineer-army-man-social-worker-a-fighter-forever/804177/|access-date=2022-01-15|work=[[ThePrint]]|language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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*[[Padma Bhushan]]-2002<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110413/bathinda.htm#4|title=Everest conqueror cautions against perils of professional climbing|date=13 April 2011|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|access-date=16 September 2014}}</ref> | *[[Padma Bhushan]]-2002<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110413/bathinda.htm#4|title=Everest conqueror cautions against perils of professional climbing|date=13 April 2011|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|access-date=16 September 2014}}</ref> | ||
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*[[Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award]] for lifetime | *[[Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award]] for lifetime achievement-29 August 2009 | ||
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*National Award for the Welfare of People with Disabilities-3 December 1998 | *National Award for the Welfare of People with Disabilities-3 December 1998 | ||
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*FRGS – [[Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society]] (United Kingdom) | *FRGS – [[Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society]] (United Kingdom) | ||
*Fellowship conferred for significant contribution to studies and literature written on Environment and Adventure | *Fellowship conferred for significant contribution to studies and literature written on Environment and Adventure | ||
*CONDOR-DE-ORO – A high | *CONDOR-DE-ORO – A high Argentinian honour given for overall contribution to adventure writing / participation in Adventure Sports. | ||
*Advisor/Consultant to the Argentina Everest Expedition | *Advisor/Consultant to the Argentina Everest Expedition | ||
*World Health Initiative for Peace Award, 29 July 2013 | *World Health Initiative for Peace Award, 29 July 2013 | ||
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[[Category:Indian summiters of Mount Everest]] | [[Category:Indian summiters of Mount Everest]] | ||
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[[Category:Mountain climbers from Punjab, India]] | [[Category:Mountain climbers from Punjab, India]] | ||
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[[Category:Social workers from Punjab, India]] | [[Category:Social workers from Punjab, India]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Sikhs]] | [[Category:Indian Sikhs]] | ||
[[Category:People from Sialkot]] | [[Category:People from Sialkot]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century Indian educators]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian educators]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award]] | [[Category:Recipients of the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award]] | ||