On top of the world, yet again
11 years, 9 months ago

On top of the world, yet again

The Hindu  

Premlata Agrawal, a 49-year-old home-maker from Jharkhand, looks like an average next door woman except that she has accomplished a Herculean task of scaling seven continental peaks. It was a proud moment for her and she basked in the glory of becoming the first Indian woman mountaineer to conquer seven summits – Vinson Massif peak, Aconcagua, Elbrus, Carstensz Pyramid, Mt. Speaking to The Hindu after being felicitated by Jamshedpur MP Ajay Kumar in the Capital over the weekend, Premlata said: “Even though I was greeted with foul weather, I was determined to plant the National Tricolour atop Denali. Therefore I had to carry my tent as also food packets that contained chocolate biscuits and noodles.” Premlata was married off early after schooling, but life became more mission-oriented after a meeting with the legendary mountaineer Bachendri Pal.

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The Hindu  

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India TV News  

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The Hindu  

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