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{{Short description|Indian mountaineer}} | {{Short description|Indian mountaineer (1936–2022)}} | ||
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| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]]<br>[[Padma Shri]]<br>[[Arjuna Award]] | | awards = [[Padma Bhushan]]<br>[[Padma Shri]]<br>[[Arjuna Award]] | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date |df=yes|1936|11|06}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date |df=yes|1936|11|06}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Sialkot]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]], [[British Raj | | birth_place = [[Sialkot]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]], [[British Raj]] (present-day [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], Pakistan) | ||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2022|01|14|1936|11|06}} | | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2022|01|14|1936|11|06}} | ||
| death_place = [[New Delhi]], India | | death_place = [[New Delhi]], India | ||
| alma_mater = [[St. George's College, Mussoorie|St. George's College]], Mussoorie, India | | alma_mater = [[St. George's College, Mussoorie|St. George's College]], Mussoorie, India | ||
| years_active = 1995–2022 | | years_active = 1995–2022 | ||
| boards = Chairman, [[Indian Spinal Injuries Centre]] | | boards = Ex Chairman, [[Indian Spinal Injuries Centre]] | ||
| spouse = Bholi Ahluwalia | | spouse = Bholi Ahluwalia | ||
| children = One | | children = One | ||
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[[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. | [[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. 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- | 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|date=22 January 2015}}</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|date=17 June 2015}}</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-|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|date= 16 May 2015}}</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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==Personal life and death== | ==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> | Major '''Hari Pal Singh 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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*[[Arjuna Award]]-1965<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> | *[[Arjuna Award]]-1965<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> | ||
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*[[Padma Shri]]-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 name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https:// | *[[Padma Shri]]-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 name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</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> | *[[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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[[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]] | ||
[[Category:Ahluwalia]] | |||