Ratnesh Pandey of Mountaineering and Allied Sports, Minali. Pandey scaled the Mount Everest in on May 21, 2016. By reciting the national anthem of India, Jana Gana Mana, he became first person in the world to the recite national anthem of their own country at the top of Mount Everest, as reported by The Free Press Journal. In September 2016, Pandey climbed Mount Damavand, Iran's highest mountain and Mount Sabalan, its third-highest montain, in a mountaineering expedition organized in Iran by the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation. In April 2015, Ratnesh Pandey succeeded in climbing 22,000 feet of Mount Everest, but could
National anthem of a national anthem outside of its country, however, is dependent on the international recognition of that country. For instance, Taiwan has not been recognized by the Olympics as a separate nation since 1979 and must compete as Chinese Taipei; its National Banner Song is used instead of its national anthem. In Taiwan, the country's national anthem is sung before instead of during flag-rising and flag-lowering, followed by the National Banner Song during the actual flag-rising and flag-lowering. Even within a state, the state's citizenry may interpret the national anthem differently (such as in the United States some view the