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Arunima Sinha - wikipedia Arunima Sinha Jump to : navigation , search <Th_colspan="2"> Arunima Sinha Sonu ( 1988 - 07 - 20 ) 20 July 1988 ( age 29 ) Ambedkar Nagar , Uttar Pradesh Nationality Indian Occupation national level volleyball player mountaineer Known for First Indian amputee to climb Mount Everest . Awards Padma Shri & Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award ( 2015 ) ( 2016 ) First Lady award ( 2018 ) Arunima Sinha ( was born in 1988 ) is the first Indian amputee to climb Mount Everest . She was a national level volleyball player who was pushed from a running train by some robbers in 2011 while she was resisting them . As a result , one of her legs had to be amputated below the knee . Her aim was to climb all the continents ' highest peaks and hoist the national flag of India . She has already done six peaks : Everest in Asia , Kilimanjaro in Africa , Elbrus in Europe , Kosciuszko in Australia , Aconcagua in Argentina and Carstensz Pyramid ( Puncak Jaya ) in Indonesia . Contents ( hide ) 1 Early life and career 2 Train accident 3 Mount Everest ascent 3.1 Planning and training 3.2 After the climb 4 References Early life and career ( edit ) Sinha is from Ambedkar Nagar in Uttar Pradesh , India . She is going for a job for CISF . Train accident ( edit ) Sinha , a former national volleyball and football player , boarded the Padmavati Express train at Lucknow for Delhi on 12 April 2011 , to take an examination to join the CISF . She was pushed out of a general coach of the train by robbers wanting to snatch her bag and gold chain . Recounting the incident , she said : `` I resisted and they pushed me out of the train . I could not move . I remember seeing a train coming towards me . I tried getting up . By then , the train had run over my leg . I do n't remember anything after that . '' Immediately , as she fell on the railway track , another train on a parallel track crushed her leg below the knee . She was rushed to the hospital with serious leg and pelvic injuries , and lost her leg after doctors amputated it to save her life . She was offered compensation of ₹ 25,000 ( US $380 ) by the Indian Sports Ministry . Following national outrage , the Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Ajay Maken announced an additional Rs . ₹ 200,000 ( US $3,100 ) compensation as medical relief , together with a recommendation for a job in the CISF . Indian Railways also offered her a job . On 18 April 2011 , she was brought to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences for further treatment , spending four months at the Institute . She was provided a prosthetic leg free of cost by a private Delhi - based Indian company . An inquiry by the police into the incident threw her version of the accident into doubt . According to the police , she was either attempting suicide or met with an accident while crossing the railway tracks . Arunima claimed that the police were lying . Contrary to the police claims the Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court ordered Indian Railways to pay a compensation of ₹ 500,000 ( US $7,700 ) to Arunima Sinha . Mount Everest ascent ( edit ) Planning and training ( edit ) While still being treated in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences , she resolved to climb Mount Everest . She was inspired by cricketer Yuvraj Singh ( who had successfully battled cancer ) and other television shows , `` to do something '' with her life . She excelled in the basic mountaineering course from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering , Uttarkashi , and was encouraged by her elder brother Omprakash to climb Everest . She climbed Mt Everest with a prosthetic leg , which was arranged by raising funds with the help of a swami of Ramakrishna Mission , Vadodara . She contacted Bachendri Pal , the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest , in 2011 by telephone and signed up for training under her at the Uttarkashi camp of the Tata Steel Adventure Foundation ( TSAF ) 2012 . Sinha climbed Island Peak ( 6150 metres ) in 2012 as preparation for her ascent of Everest Sinha and Susan Mahout , a USAF instructor , who had together climbed Mount Chaser Sangria ( 6,622 meters or 21,726 feet ) in 2012 under the guidance of Hendrick Pal started their ascent of Mount Everest . After a hard toil of 17 hours , Sinha reached the summit of Mount Everest at 10 : 55 am on 21 May 2013 , as part of the Tata Group - sponsored Eco Everest Expedition , becoming the first female amputee to scale Everest . She took 52 days to reach the summit . She wrote a small message thanking the Almighty on a wrapped cloth and pressed it in the snow . Recounting the incident , she said : `` It was my tribute to Shankara Bhagawan , and Swami Vivekananda who has been an inspiration throughout my life . '' After the climb ( edit ) Uttar Pradesh 's then - incumbent chief minister Akhilesh Yadav honored Arunima and handed over two cheques for an amount of Rs. 25 lakh in a function organised at her residence in Lucknow . This included a cheque of Rs. 20 lakh from the state government and a cheque of Rs. 5 lakh on behalf of the Samajwadi Party . Chief minister said Sinha by her hard work and determination had climbed the Mount Everest and created history . She was congratulated by the Indian Sports Minister Jitendra Singh on her achievement . Arunima Sinha is now dedicated towards social welfare and wants to open a free sports academy for the poor and differently abled people . She is donating all the financial aids she is getting through awards and seminars for the same cause . The academy would be named Shaheed Chandra Shekhar Vikalang Khel Academy . She wrote the book `` Born again on the mountain '' , launched by Prime minister of India Narendra Modi in December 2014 . She was awarded Padma Shri , the fourth highest civilian award of India , in 2015 . She is Awarded Tenzing Norgay Highest Mountaineering Award in India same as Arjun Award ... References ( edit ) Jump up ^ `` Arunima Sinha , Indian Woman , Is First Female Amputee To Climb Everest in the world '' . The Huffington Post . 22 May 2013 . Retrieved 22 May 2013 . Jump up ^ http://www.indoscopy.com/2013/05/first-indian-amputee-climb-everest.html Arunima Sinha first Indian amputee to climb Mt Everest Jump up ^ `` Arunima becomes first Indian amputee to scale Everest '' . The Hindu . 21 May 2013 . Retrieved 21 May 2013 . She is also the first female amputee to climb Mount Everest . Jump up ^ `` This inspiring story of the first female amputee to climb Mount Everest will make you proud '' . intoday.in . Retrieved 29 June 2017 . Jump up ^ `` Arunima Sinha Conquers Indonesia 's Highest Peak '' . NDTV.com . Retrieved 2017 - 10 - 25 . Jump up ^ `` Amputee Everest climber Arunima Sinha to be an officer in CISF '' . The Times of India . 23 May 2013 . Retrieved 24 May 2013 . ^ Jump up to : `` National player thrown off train in UP , loses leg '' . India Today . 13 April 2011 . Retrieved 21 May 2013 . Jump up ^ http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/arunima-sinha-inspiring-story-first-indian-female-amputee-mount-everest-proud-mountain-climb-lifest/1/692252.html Jump up ^ `` Arunima Sinha becomes first Indian amputee to scale Mt Everest '' . The Indian Express . 21 May 2013 . Retrieved 21 May 2013 . Jump up ^ `` Railways job to volleyball player who lost her leg '' . India Today . 14 April 2011 . Retrieved 21 May 2013 . 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Jump up ^ `` Rumanian Shina first woman to scale Mt . Everest with prosthetic legs '' . The Daily Caller. 22 May 2013 . Retrieved 26 May 2013 . ^ Jump up to : `` Indian Is First Female Amputee up Everest '' . Wall Street Journal . 22 May 2013 . Retrieved 24 May 2013 . Jump up ^ `` Rumanian Shina becomes first Indian amputee to conquer Mount Everest '' . HDTV . 21 May 2013 . Retrieved 21 May 2013 . Jump up ^ `` Rumanian is first woman amputee to scale Everest '' . The Hindu . 21 May 2013 . Retrieved 26 May 2013 . Jump up ^ `` Rumanian Shina : Indian Woman , Who Lost Leg Under Wheels of Train , Conquers Mount Everest '' . BI Times . 22 May 2013 . Retrieved 26 May 2013 . Jump up ^ `` I did n't feel like an invalid for a second '' . The Telegraph . 2 June 2013 . Retrieved 13 February 2014 . Jump up ^ `` CM honours Arunima Sinha , the first amputee to climb Mt . Everest '' . Retrieved 27 June 2013 . Jump up ^ ( ttp://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/05/24/79-Sports-Minister-lauds-amputee-Everest-climber-Arunima-Sinha-.html `` Sports Minister lauds amputee Everest climber Arunima Sinha '' ) . News Track India . 24 May 2013 . Retrieved 24 May 2013 . Jump up ^ `` Arunima wants to donate all financial aid to open sports academy '' . Retrieved 10 October 2013 . Jump up ^ `` Arunima chases her next dream : A sports academy in Unnao '' . Hindustan Times . Jump up ^ `` Padma Awards 2015 '' . Press Information Bureau . Archived from the original on 26 January 2015 . Retrieved 25 January 2015 . <Th_colspan="3"> ( hide ) Indian mountaineers <Td_colspan="2"> Premlata Agarwal H.P.S. Ahluwalia Chandraprabha Aitwal Avtar Singh Cheema Kalpana Dash Gurmayum Anita Devi Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu Dicky Dolma Phu Dorjee Chhanda Gayen Mohan Singh Gunjyal Sonam Gyatso Anshu Jamsenpa Narendra Dhar Jayal Ganesh Jena Kuntal Joisher Raghav Joneja Harish Kapadia D.K. 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